Adversity in Aviation: Understanding Resilience in the Workplace for Female Pilots

Douglas, Stephanie; Pittenger, Linda M.

doi:10.1080/24721840.2020.1763175

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“…Windle et al (2011) conducted a methodological review of resilience assessments and identified the Connor‐Davidson Resilience Scale (Connor & Davidson, 2003), the Resilience Scale for Adults (Friborg et al, 2006), and the Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al, 2008) as having the strongest psychometric properties. The Connor‐Davidson Resilience Scale, in particular, has been extensively researched in adolescents and adults from diverse cultural groups and has been used within career development research (Connor & Davidson, 2003; Douglas & Pittenger, 2020; Perera & Ganguly, 2018). Rossouw and Rossouw (2016) developed a resilience measure in direct response to emerging neuroscience literature and in an attempt to address Windle et al's (2011) conclusion that there was not yet a “gold standard” for resilience measures.…”

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Leveraging Neuroscience‐Informed Resilience Principles to Support Clients' Career Decision‐Making

Dickinson

Miller

Beeson

2021

The Career Development Quart

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people's lives, requiring a shift in focus to short‐term survival and management of changes in relationships, academic and work environments, and future career options. Understandably, one of the most seminal aspects of career development—deciding on a future career—can seem overwhelming or even irrelevant in the face of such challenges. Neuroscience research offers a scientifically grounded framework for understanding the impact of chronic acute stressors, such as COVID‐19, on functioning and can provide direction for interventions that foster resilience and support clients' ability to reengage in career decision‐making. We discuss research related to the neuroscience of stress and resilience and ways to apply that information within career counseling.

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Leveraging Neuroscience‐Informed Resilience Principles to Support Clients' Career Decision‐Making

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Miller

Beeson

2021

The Career Development Quart

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“…Pilots in their professional careers may encounter various traumatic events or adversities, some of which may pose potential threats to flight safety 25 . Firstly, extreme weather conditions, sudden meteorological changes, or mechanical failures may trigger emergencies during flight, necessitating rapid decision-making by pilots to ensure the safety of the crew and passengers.…”

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Exploring the measurement of psychological resilience in Chinese civil aviation pilots based on generalizability theory and item response theory

Zhao,

Zhu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Understanding and accurately measuring resilience among Chinese civil aviation pilots is imperative, especially concerning the psychological impact of distressing events on their well-being and aviation safety. Despite the necessity, a validated and tailored measurement tool specific to this demographic is absent. Addressing this gap, this study built on the widely used CD-RISC-25 to analyze and modify its applicability to Chinese civil aviation pilots. Utilizing CD-RISC-25 survey data from 231 Chinese pilots, correlational and differential analyses identified items 3 and 20 as incongruent with this population's resilience profile. Subsequently, factor analysis derived a distinct two-factor resilience psychological framework labeled “Decisiveness” and “Adaptability”, which diverged from the structure found in American female pilots and the broader Chinese populace. Additionally, to further accurately identify the measurement characteristics of this 2-factor measurement model, this study introduced Generalized Theory and Item Response Theory, two modern measurement analysis theories, to comprehensively analyze the overall reliability of the measurement and issues with individual items. Results showed that the 2-factor model exhibited high reliability, with generalizability coefficient reaching 0.89503 and dependability coefficient reaching 0.88496, indicating the 2-factor measurement questionnaire can be effectively utilized for relative and absolute comparison of Chinese civil aviation pilot resilience. However, items in Factor 2 provided less information and have larger room for optimization than those in Factor 1, implying item option redesign may be beneficial. Consequently, this study culminates in the creation of a more accurate and reliable two-factor psychological resilience measurement tool tailored for Chinese civil aviation pilots, while exploring directions for optimization. By facilitating early identification of individuals with lower resilience and enabling the evaluation of intervention efficacy, this tool aims to positively impact pilot psychological health and aviation safety in the context of grief and trauma following distressing events.

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“…Additionally, we introduce career adaptability as a boundary condition (i.e., moderator) that influences how pilots' safety performance builds on EI via thriving at work. Research suggests that engaging in safety behaviors, which is an ongoing process persisting throughout pilots' entire careers, sometimes can be felt routine and stressful, and thus requires continuous adaptation that enables them to thrive in safety‐critical contexts sustainably (Douglas & Pittenger, 2020). As such, career adaptability, which refers to one's psychological capability to continuously adapt to dynamic changes and stressors in work and career settings (Savickas & Porfeli, 2012), may potentially facilitate pilots utilizing personal resources to grow and perform in a safety environment.…”

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Why and when do emotionally intelligent employees perform safely? The roles of thriving at work and career adaptability

Wang,

Jiang,

Blackman

2023

Applied Psychology

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Based on the socially embedded model of thriving, the present study examined a moderated mediation framework, which involves the mediating role of employee thriving and the moderating role of career adaptability in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and safety performance. A two‐wave survey was administered among full‐time commercial pilots working for airlines (N = 131). Our results showed that EI had a positive influence on employee thriving, which in turn positively affected safety performance. In addition, the results further revealed that the positive effect of EI on safety performance was stronger among pilots with a higher level of career adaptability. These findings have important implications for theoretical developments on EI, thriving, and performance in a safety context, and they also provide practical insights on how to enhance workplace safety.

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Adversity in Aviation: Understanding Resilience in the Workplace for Female Pilots

Cited by 11 publications

References 94 publications

Leveraging Neuroscience‐Informed Resilience Principles to Support Clients' Career Decision‐Making

Leveraging Neuroscience‐Informed Resilience Principles to Support Clients' Career Decision‐Making

Exploring the measurement of psychological resilience in Chinese civil aviation pilots based on generalizability theory and item response theory

Why and when do emotionally intelligent employees perform safely? The roles of thriving at work and career adaptability

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