Testing a model of resilience for women leaders: a strengths based approach

IF 3.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2022-11-10 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2022.2138542

Daphne Pillay-Naidoo, P. Nel

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ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the indirect processes through which cognitive, emotional and behavioural assets function to explain resilience amongst women leaders in higher education institutions. Method A quantitative cross-sectional survey design with a sample of N = 255 women leaders from higher education institutions was employed. Results All the proposed indirect pathways were found to be statistically significant and explained a fair proportion of the variance in the resilience scores of women leaders. Results revealed that cognitive assets (self-efficacy and mindfulness) were associated with resilience through association with emotional assets (positive affect and self-regulation) and behavioural assets (problem-solving skills and authentic functioning), both individually and in serial. Conclusions This study offers support for the direct and indirect relationships between mindfulness, self-efficacy, self-regulation, positive affect, authentic functioning, problem solving skills and resilience. It further generates new insights into the indirect processes through which cognitive, emotional and behavioural domains of influence may explain resilience amongst women leaders. KEY POINTS What is already known about this topic: Women leaders remain underrepresented in higher education institutions when compared to their male counterparts. Women leaders who possess higher levels of resilience are more likely to overcome the numerous barriers women face in higher education institutions when compared women leaders with lower levels of resilience. There is an established direct relationship between personal strengths such as self-efficacy, self-regulation and problem-solving ability and resilience. What this topic adds: By investigating the proposed indirect pathways and the interaction between cognitive, emotional and behavioural assets, this study offers a more nuanced approach to understanding the processes that lead to resilience. Using the cognitive-behavioural perspective of psychology as the theoretical framework to support the hypotheses proposed, this study expands the application of the cognitive behavioural model to explain resilience in the work context. This study offers support for a newly proposed model of cognitive, emotional and behavioural domains of influence on resilience.

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测试女性领导者的应变能力模式：基于优势的方法

摘要目的本研究旨在探讨认知、情感和行为资产在解释高等教育机构女性领导者韧性方面的间接过程。方法采用N为样本的定量横断面调查设计 = 雇用了255名来自高等教育机构的女领导。结果所有提出的间接途径都具有统计学意义，并解释了女性领导者韧性得分的差异。结果显示，认知资产（自我效能和正念）通过与情绪资产（积极情感和自我调节）和行为资产（解决问题的技能和真实功能）的关联，与韧性相关，无论是单独还是连续。结论本研究支持正念、自我效能、自我调节、积极情感、真实功能、解决问题的技能和韧性之间的直接和间接关系。它进一步对影响的认知、情感和行为领域的间接过程产生了新的见解，通过这些间接过程可以解释女性领导者的韧性。关键点关于这个话题已经知道的是：与男性领导人相比，女性领导人在高等教育机构中的代表性仍然不足。与韧性水平较低的女性领导者相比，韧性水平较高的女性领导者更有可能克服女性在高等教育机构面临的众多障碍。自我效能、自我调节、解决问题的能力和韧性等个人优势之间存在着既定的直接关系。本主题补充道：通过调查拟议的间接途径以及认知、情感和行为资产之间的互动，本研究为理解导致恢复力的过程提供了一种更细致的方法。本研究以心理学的认知行为视角为理论框架来支持所提出的假设，扩展了认知行为模型在解释工作环境中的弹性方面的应用。这项研究为新提出的影响复原力的认知、情绪和行为领域模型提供了支持。

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Australian Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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