Orientation: Psychological resources are the factors that appear to have a significant impact on how leaders adapt to adversity and remain resilient. Positive affect and mindfulness are the psychological resources that positively relate to the levels of resilience of women leaders in higher education institutions. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of positive affect and mindfulness on the levels of resilience of women leaders in higher education institutions in South Africa. Motivation for the study: Identifying the internal resources women leaders use to facilitate resilience will allow higher education institutions to prioritise these resources in leadership support programmes to assist these women leaders. Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data in a purposive sample of n = 255 women leaders in four South African higher education institutions. Pearson’s correlation analyses, multiple regression analyses and mediation analysis were used to analyse the data. Main findings: Findings indicated that positive affect and mindfulness were found to be significant predictors of resilience. Additionally, mindfulness was found to be a partial mediator in the relationship between positive affect and resilience. Practical/managerial implications: Higher education institutions can assist women leaders by investing in psychological resources such as mindfulness and positive affect to enhance the levels of resilience. Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to the limited research on the role of internal resources to enhance resilience in a workplace setting and more specifically amongst women leaders.

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积极的影响和正念是高等教育机构女领导人恢复能力的预测指标

方向：心理资源似乎对领导者如何适应逆境并保持韧性具有重大影响。积极的情感和正念是与高等教育机构中女领导人的应变能力成正比的心理资源。研究目的：这项研究的目的是调查积极影响和正念对南非高等教育机构女领导人的复原力水平的影响。研究的动机：确定女性领导人用来增强韧性的内部资源将使高等教育机构能够在领导力支持计划中优先考虑这些资源，以帮助这些女性领导人。研究方法/设计与方法：横断面调查设计用于收集有意收集的四个南非高等教育机构中255名女性领导者的数据。使用Pearson相关分析，多元回归分析和中介分析来分析数据。主要发现：发现表明积极的情感和正念是抵抗力的重要预测指标。此外，正念被认为是积极影响与韧性之间关系的部分中介。实际/管理上的影响：高等教育机构可以通过投资心理资源（如正念和积极影响力）来提高女性的适应能力，从而帮助女性领导人。贡献/增值：