Psychische Gesundheit im Beruf: Die Rolle der beruflichen Resilienz in Querschnitt- und Längsschnittanalysen zu Irritation, Stress und Burnout
摘要
Chronic workplace stress endangers mental health, can lead to burnout, and poses risks for both employees and organizations. Occupational resilience, comprising seven facets (optimism, acceptance, solution orientation, self-care, network orientation, responsibility taking, and future planning), functions as a protective factor. A cross-sectional study with 235 employees showed that higher resilience was associated with lower stress experience and fewer burnout symptoms. A longitudinal study with 110 employees over four weeks further highlighted reciprocal effects between occupational resilience and emotional irritation as an early warning signal of psychological strain: acceptance, self-care, network orientation, and responsibility taking reduced irritation over time, while high irritation diminished the resilience facets optimism, self-care, and network orientation. The findings emphasize the importance of resilience promotion and low-irritation work environments for preventing stress-related outcomes and burnout.
Practical Relevance: The results highlight that promoting resilience at work and specifically reducing emotional irritation are key strategies to prevent stress-related outcomes and burnout and to foster long-term healthy working conditions. The seven facets of occupational resilience provide concrete avenues for prevention.