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Impact of acceptance and commitment therapy on work resilience among restaurant and hotel workers in tourism zones: a case of multivariate analysis.

Joy Nneka Uchenye Ejikeme, John Nwabueze Igabari, Daphney Mawila-Chauke, Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Glory Mmachukwu Nwakpadolu, Joy Oluchukwu Okoro, Blessing Ijeoma Attah, Eunice Ifenyinwa Ugwu, Joy Obiageli Oneli

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Joy Nneka Uchenye EjikemeDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
John Nwabueze IgabariDepartment of Mathematics, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Daphney Mawila-ChaukeDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Soweto, South Africa.
Moses Onyemaechi EdeDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Soweto, South Africa.
Glory Mmachukwu NwakpadoluDepartment of Agric/Vocational Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Joy Oluchukwu OkoroDepartment of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Blessing Ijeoma AttahDepartment of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Eunice Ifenyinwa UgwuDepartment of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Joy Obiageli OneliTeleo Network International School of Theology, Pastoral Ministry Grace Training International Bible Institute, Duluth, Gambia.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-3902

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backgroundCooperative efforts and the courage to withstand difficult times among workers in an organization enhance productivity. However, some employees become discouraged by hard times and unusual tasks in the organization, which leads to low resilience among workers. Empirical evidence shows that restaurant and hotel workers demonstrate low work resilience in the workplace. For this reason, this study investigated the impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on work resilience among restaurant and hotel workers in tourism zones in Nigeria.

methodsOf the 189 restaurant and hotel workers who were recruited and assessed at the pretest stage, 122 participated in a 12-session ACT intervention and were assessed twice immediately after the intervention was implemented. Multivariate analysis was used to precisely examine how the intervention affected the dependent variable.

resultsThe findings showed that the ACT treatment group was more successful in improving workers' resilience in the restaurant and hotel industries. The difference in mean stress scores between the pretest and posttest for male and female workers indicates a reduction in mean resilience scores for both groups. Male workers showed a smaller decrease in mean resilience scores compared with their female counterparts at the posttest stage.

conclusionACT intervention is an effective strategy for improving the resilience skills of restaurant and hotel workers with low resilience. Therefore, researchers and practitioners are encouraged to advance the practice and implementation of ACT tenets and principles in the workplace.

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Acceptance and Commitment TherapyResilience, PsychologicalRestaurantsTourismWorkplaceAdultFemaleHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisNigeriaYoung Adultacceptance and commitment therapyrestaurant and hotel workerstourism zoneswork resilience

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PMCPMC13632996

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