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Using health psychology to help patients: promoting wellbeing [PDF]

, 2016
This article explores the construct of wellbeing. Research concerning the relationship between subjective wellbeing and health is discussed. Key components of wellbeing that are important to health include ‘sense of coherence’, ‘optimism’ and ‘benefit ...
Barley, Elizabeth, Lawson, Victoria
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Globalization and Job Insecurity in Danish Firms: A Multilevel Study

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019
Globalization is on the agenda as a cause of job insecurity, but knowledge regarding the relationship between globalization, management practices, and employee job insecurity is in fact limited. This study aims to investigate this multilevel association,
Sabine Raeder, Simon Grandjean Bamberger, Peter Nielsen, René Nesgaard Nielsen, Anelia Larsen, Anker Lund Vinding, Kirsten Fonager, Pia Ryom, Øyvind Omland   +8 more
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021
Recent demographic developments in Europe have increased the demand for home care. Working in other people’s home environment is challenging. Home care personnel’s musculoskeletal disorders are common, and care personnel overall often have sleep ...
Maria Lindholm, Ingela Målqvist, Magnus Alderling, Lena Hillert, Carl M Lind, Arto Reiman, Mikael Forsman   +6 more
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Good places for ageing in place : development of objective built environment measures for investigating links with older people's wellbeing [PDF]

, 2011
Background: There is renewed interest in the role of the built environment in public health. Relatively little research to date investigates its impact on healthy ageing. Ageing in place has been adopted as a key strategy for coping with the challenges
Mitchell, Lynne, Burton, E.J., Stride Chris B, Mitchell, L., Stride, C.B., Lynne Mitchell, Burton Elizabeth J, Chris B Stride, Burton, Elizabeth J., Stride, Chris, Mitchell Lynne, Elizabeth J Burton   +11 more
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Beyond Planning: The Implementation of a Worksite Health Promotional Scheme

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012
The aim of this article is to provide insight into how the presence of diverging organizational logics influences the outcome of worksite health promotion projects. The study is based on a one-year qualitative single-case study of the implementation of a
Thor Christian Bjørnstad, Kari Steen-Johnsen   +1 more
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Hard Work in Soft Regulation: A Discussion of the Social Mechanisms in OHS Management Standards and Possible Dilemmas in the Regulation of Psychosocial Work Environment

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014
Certified occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems have become a global instrument in regulation of the work environment. However, their actual impact on OHS—in particular on softer psychosocial issues in the work environment—has been ...
Pernille Hohnen, Peter Hasle, Anne Helbo Jespersen, Christian Uhrenholdt Madsen   +3 more
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One Hundred Years of Inertia: An Exposé of the Concept of the Psychosocial Work Environment in Swedish Policy and Research

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013
The purpose of this article is to describe a broader concept of the psychosocial work environment, a concept that not only is limited to the individual and her immediate environment but also takes into account a broader context that includes production ...
Lena Abrahamsson, Jan Johansson
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Neighbourhood environment and positive mental health in older people: The Hertfordshire Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2011
Little is known about the potential effects of neighbourhood environment on positive mental health in older people. We examined cross-sectional associations between the index of multiple deprivation score of the census area of residence, perceptions of ...
Sayer, AA, Cyrus Cooper, Dennison, Elaine M, Gale, CR, Gale, Catharine R., Dennison, Elaine M., Catharine R. Gale, Dennison, EM, Cooper, Cyrus, Cooper, C, Avan Aihie Sayer, Elaine M. Dennison, Sayer, Avan Aihie   +12 more
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Feasibility Study of a New Approach to Balance Job Demands and Resources

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Childcare workers are faced with high job demands. The use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies (SOC) may help reach a better balance between job demands and resources.
Annette Meng, Birgit Aust
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The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills in Services for Children and Families in Finnish Municipalities: The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016
The study explored how collaboration management is connected with employee views of work and skills in the health care, social welfare, and education sectors that provide services for children and families in municipalities.
Outi Kanste, Nina Halme, Marja-Leena Perälä   +2 more
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