Psychometric evaluation of the Resilience at Work Scale (RAW Scale - Brazil).

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the validity of the Resilience at Work Scale (RAW Scale - Brazil), 25 and 20-item versions, based on its internal structure (dimensional and correlation), with professors and health workers from a public university in southern Brazil. METHODS: methodological study, developed in 2018, with 526 participants. For psychometric tests, the following were used: Confirmatory Factor Analysis; composite reliability, and convergent validity against the Engagement at work; Occupational self-efficacy; Overall resilience; General Health Questionnaire; and Social support at work scales. RESULTS: both versions had factor loadings > 0.30, adequate fit indices and satisfactory composite reliability. In both versions, strong and direct correlations with general Resilience and Self-efficacy were evidenced; moderate and direct with social Engagement and Support; and moderate and inverse with General Health. CONCLUSIONS: the RAW Scale 25 and 20 - Brazil meets the validity requirements with potential for assessing resilience at work within the studied context.

Psychometric evaluation of the Resilience at Work Scale (RAW Scale - Brazil) / Evaluación psicométrica de la Escala de Resiliencia Laboral (RAW Scale - Brasil) / Avaliação psicométrica da Escala de Resiliência no Trabalho

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the validity of the Resilience at Work Scale (RAW Scale - Brazil), 25 and 20-item versions, based on its internal structure (dimensional and correlation), with professors and health workers from a public university in southern Brazil. Methods: methodological study, developed in 2018, with 526 participants. For psychometric tests, the following were used: Confirmatory Factor Analysis; composite reliability, and convergent validity against the Engagement at work; Occupational self-efficacy; Overall resilience; General Health Questionnaire; and Social support at work scales. Results: both versions had factor loadings > 0.30, adequate fit indices and satisfactory composite reliability. In both versions, strong and direct correlations with general Resilience and Self-efficacy were evidenced; moderate and direct with social Engagement and Support; and moderate and inverse with General Health. Conclusions: the RAW Scale 25 and 20 - Brazil meets the validity requirements with potential for assessing resilience at work within the studied context.

RESUMEN Objetivos: analizar evidencia de validez basada en estructura interna (dimensional y de correlación) de la Escala de Resiliencia Laboral (RAW Scale - Brasil), versiones 25 y 20 ítems, con docentes y trabajadores de salud de una universidad pública del Sur brasileño. Métodos: estudio metodológico, desarrollado en 2018, con 526 participantes. En las pruebas psicométricas, se utilizaron: Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio; confiabilidad compuesta y validez convergente con Compromiso laboral; Autoeficacia ocupacional; Resiliencia general; Encuesta General de Salud; y Apoyo social laboral. Resultados: las dos versiones presentaron cargas factoriales > 0,30, índices de ajuste adecuados y confiabilidad compuesta satisfactoria. En las dos versiones, evidenciadas correlaciones fuerte y directa con Resiliencia general y Autoeficacia; moderada y directa con Compromiso y Apoyo social; y moderada e inversa con Salud general. Conclusiones: la RAW Scale 25 y 20 - Brasil atiende a los requisitos de validez, con potencial para la evaluación de resiliencia laboral en el contexto estudiado.

RESUMO Objetivos: analisar a evidência de validade baseada na estrutura interna (dimensional e de correlação) da Escala de Resiliência no Trabalho (RAW Scale - Brasil), versões 25 e 20 itens, com docentes e trabalhadores da saúde de uma universidade pública do Sul do Brasil. Métodos: estudo metodológico, desenvolvido em 2018, com 526 participantes. Nos testes psicométricos, utilizaram se: Análise Fatorial Confirmatória; confiabilidade composta e validade convergente com Engajamento no trabalho; Autoeficácia ocupacional; Resiliência geral; Questionário Geral de Saúde; e Apoio social no trabalho. Resultados: as duas versões apresentaram cargas fatoriais > 0,30, índices de ajuste adequados e confiabilidade composta satisfatória. Nas duas versões, evidenciaram-se correlações forte e direta com Resiliência geral e Autoeficácia; moderada e direta com Engajamento e Apoio social; e moderada e inversa com Saúde geral. Conclusões: a RAW Scale 25 e 20 - Brasil atende aos requisitos de validade, com potencial para a avaliação de resiliência no trabalho no contexto estudado.

A Prescription for Resilience: Evaluating a Measure of Leader Resilience in Hospital Pharmacy Departments.

OBJECTIVE: Globally, leaders require strategies to sustain the performance and well-being of themselves and their teams while managing and adapting to uncertainty, workplace turbulence, and high job demands. This study evaluates the Resilience at Work Leader 180 Scale assessing leader behaviors that either promote or detract from resilience in others. METHOD: Study participants comprised Australian pharmacy employees (N = 80) in two groups made up of the senior leadership team (n = 10) and their direct report employees (n = 70). A mixed-methods design was employed using a directed content analysis. RESULTS: Results indicate that the Resilience at Work Leader 180 Scale provides insight into leader behaviors that foster or detract from employee resilience. CONCLUSION: This scale is of value to researchers and organizations interested in a measure of leader resilience.

A Measure of Team Resilience: Developing the Resilience at Work Team Scale.

OBJECTIVE: This study develops, and initial evaluates, a new measure of team-based resilience for use in research and practice. METHODS: We conducted preliminary analyses, based on a cross-sectional sample of 344 employees nested within 31 teams. RESULTS: Seven dimensions were identified through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The measure had high reliability and significant discrimination to indicate the presence of a unique team-based aspect of resilience that contributed to higher work engagement and higher self-rated team performance, over and above the effects of individual resilience. Multilevel analyses showed that team, but not individual, resilience predicted self-rated team performance. CONCLUSION: Practice implications include a need to focus on collective as well as individual behaviors in resilience-building. The measure provides a diagnostic instrument for teams and a scale to evaluate organizational interventions and research the relationship of resilience to other constructs.

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Investigating the Impact of a Workplace Resilience Program During a Time of Significant Organizational Change.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a short-term resilience intervention as measured by the Resilience at Work (RAW) scale. METHODS: A 5-week resilience program was implemented with 28 volunteers and assessed by the 20-item RAW scale. The scale was administered electronically and participants were match paired into either a treatment or control group. Statistical analysis was conducted using a 2 × 2 group (Treatment, control) × time (pre, post) analysis of variance with repeated measures. RESULTS: Postintervention time point RAW total score was significantly greater in the treatment group (P < 0.01) and statistical significance was also achieved for four of the seven subscales. CONCLUSION: Employee resilience can be improved via specific educational and skills training requiring a total time commitment of just 5 hours, making this intervention feasible for most working environments.