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Analysing a resilience development program: Who benefits

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posted on 2023-05-20, 09:10 authored by Heather, J, Shannon, E, Sue-Anne PearsonSue-Anne Pearson

Abstract: Objective: This article presents findings from an analysis of resilience and resilience development.

Design: Convergent, mixed-methods research used an online survey to gather data from participants in a resilience development program, in combination with a small number of semi-structured interviews with managers.

Setting: The research was carried out on public sector health and human services managers and staff, during a time of 'downsizing' and organisational restructuring.

Main Outcome Measures: The Wagnild Resilience Scale was used to measure resilience levels and their association to respondent demographic, educational and professional groupings.

Results: Interviews with senior managers found a consensus of opinion that resilience was important; and the resilience development program either had, or potentially had, benefits for their workforce. Perceptions about exactly who would benefit differed between senior managers and participants in the program. Participant survey results indicated that respondent characteristics (age, occupational group, highest level of education and departmental role) were associated with differing levels of resilience.

Conclusions: This study found that resilience development may benefit two groups of employees in particular: non-nursing staff under 50 years of age, and managers. These findings add to the body of knowledge associated with staff resilience development, organisational change management and organisational learning. These results inform health service manager practice by suggesting potential target groups for resilience development.

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Publication title

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management

Volume

14

Pagination

31-39

ISSN

1833-3818

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

Australian College of Health Service Management

Place of publication

Australia

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Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Employment patterns and change

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