Moderating effect of resilience on role stress: A criticalreview

The purpose of present conceptual paper is to analyze the moderating effect of resilience on role stress and expand the understanding how variables like hardiness, internal locus of control, humor, positive outlook, self-efficacy and assertiveness help in developing resilience.

The authors conduct a comprehensive and systematic review of published qualitative and quantitative studies that have analyzed the relationship between the contributory factors of resilience and role stress.

The authors validate moderating effects of resilience on role stress through critical review and concluded that resilience can be developed over time and it has a positive effect on reducing stressors including role stress. Emotional intelligence and humor were also found to be important factors in developing resilience.

In today's globalized and competitive work environment, employees face stress in their personal and professional life. To encounter this, developing resilience as ability or skill will help in coping up with life stressors and adversities. The authors contribute in respective field by consolidating existing knowledge in the domain of resilience and role stress and confirm that the prevalence of evidence supports that resilience may work as a moderator to personal and professional stress.