The Q-Life experience: An evaluation of an employee resilience program

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Steeves, Darren

Affiliations: School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Tel.: +1 902 452 3348; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: BACKGROUND:Many employers are turning to training programs to help them cope or flourish in life. Many programs on the market have not been validated. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to evaluate the effect building awareness and skill development can have on sustaining high resilience within a group of employees. METHODS:524 participants completed the 44 itemed Q-Life assessment. A CFA model was conducted to determine whether the Q-Life score, adequately describes the data. 116 employees signed up to the Q-Life experience with 64 completing all requirements. RESULTS:The RMSEA index was less than 0.08, RMSEA = 0.07, 90%CI = [0.07, 0.07], which is indicative of a good model fit. The mean of score for resilience on the first test (M = 249.91) was significantly lower than the mean of post-test (M = 264.91). CONCLUSIONS:The results indicated that the model demonstrated acceptable fit to the data and can be used as an assessment tool for the Q-Life. The Q-Life experience showed significant improvement in resilience.

Keywords: Flourishing, thriving, wellbeing, stress-management, assessment

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-213485

Journal: Work, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 395-401, 2021