Faculty members’ perception of stress can be influenced by several factors, including heavy workload, job instability, difficulty maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and students, insufficient institutional support, and limited opportunities for professional development. These factors are known to have an impact on faculty members’ overall well-being and job performance. The primary objective of the study is to understand how stress at work affects faculty members’ engagement and to ascertain whether psychological resilience can alleviate the adverse effects of stress on work engagement. This study examined 245 faculty members with full-time and faculty designees. The results implied that respondents experience less stress despite the obstacles they face in their professional lives. Furthermore, they exhibited high levels of work engagement, which means they tend to be fully engaged and committed to their work. However, they displayed low levels of psychological resilience, indicating that they tend to be less resilient when it comes to adapting to change and coping with the demands at work. The results further suggest that the overall interaction is not statistically significant, indicating psychological resilience does not moderate the relationship between perceived stress and work engagement. This evidence suggests that psychological resilience had no influence on how respondents’ perceived stress affected their work engagement. It is recommended that future research should consider utilizing a longitudinal design to assess how stress, resilience, and engagement evolve, as this would provide more profound insights into how the relationships between these variables change as faculty members advance in their careers.

Authors:
Ma. Jeanette De Guzman, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Philippines
Nicolas Mallari, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Ma. Jeanette A. De Guzman is an Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila and a former Chief of the PUP Faculty Evaluation Office. Her research interests focus on mental health and stress management.

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