Exploring Pathways to Enhance Employee Resilience to Cope with Work Stress

Abstract

With the acceleration of digital transformation and intensified workplace competition, work stress has become a core factor affecting employee well-being and organizational performance. A 2023 World Health Organization (WHO) report indicates that approximately 35% of workers worldwide experience psychological problems such as anxiety and burnout due to chronic work stress. As a key psychological capacity for coping with stress, the cultivation and improvement of employee resilience has become a research focus in organizational management and occupational health. Based on literature research and theoretical analysis, this paper systematically explores multiple pathways to enhance employee resilience, incorporating classic frameworks such as resource conservation theory and psychological capital theory. Research indicates that enhancing employee resilience requires more than a single-dimensional intervention; rather, it requires a coordinated system of "individual empowerment, organizational support, and social protection": At the individual level, emotional management, cognitive restructuring, and health management skills must be strengthened; at the organizational level, flexibility systems, mental health support, and a positive culture must be improved; and at the societal level, a solid external foundation must be established through policy regulations, cultural guidance, and public services. This article's findings can provide practical references for companies to optimize human resource management and reduce employee turnover. They also offer theoretical insights for subsequent research in the field of occupational mental health, ultimately contributing to a mutually beneficial relationship between employee personal development and organizational sustainability.