Analysis of the Relationship between Resilience and Job Stress Dimensions in University Staff (Shahid Beheshti, Allameh Tabataba’i, and Yazd University)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and occupational stress dimensions in staff of Shahid Beheshti, Allame Tabataba’i and Yazd universities. The present research is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all staff of universities, Shahid Beheshti, Allameh Tabataba’i and Yazd University (418). Using Morgan and Convenience Sampling 200 people were selected. To collect data, from two standardized questionnaires the HSE Job Stress Scale and the Cannar-Davidson Resilience scale, CD-RISC were used, that the questionnaires validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and also its reliability (the Cronbach's alpha) was reported 0/89 for HSE Job Stress questionnaire, 0.80 for Cannar-Davidson Resilience questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted by using structural equation modeling, which showed that there is a significant relationship between the resilience and aspects of occupational stress (role, communication, peer support, superior support, control, changes) and that only the relationship between demand and superior support is not significant.