Perlman, AdamSmith, BradLynch, Wendy D.Shatté, Andrew2017-06-282017-06-282017-02Shatté, A., Perlman, A., Smith, B., & Lynch, W. D. (2017). The Positive Effect of Resilience on Stress and Business Outcomes in Difficult Work Environments. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(2), 135–140. http://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000914https://hdl.handle.net/1805/13186OBJECTIVE: To examine whether resilience has a protective effect in difficult work environments. METHODS: A survey of 2063 individuals measured individual resilience, stress, burnout, sleep problems, likelihood of depression, job satisfaction, intent to quit, absences, and productivity. It also measured work characteristics: job demands, job influence, and social support. Multivariate and logistic regression models examined the main effects and interactions of resilience and job characteristics. RESULTS: High strain work environments (high demand, low influence, and low support) have an unfavorable effect on all outcomes. Resilience has a protective effect on all outcomes. For stress, burnout, and sleep, higher resilience has a more protective effect under low-strain conditions. For depression, absence and productivity, resilience has a more protective effect when job strain is high. CONCLUSIONS: Workers with high resilience have better outcomes in difficult work environments.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesResilienceStressBurnoutJob satisfactionProductivityArticle