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  1. Article ; Online: The Role of Adequate Resources, Community and Supportive Leadership in Creating Engaged Academics

    Marit Christensen / Jeremy Dawson / Karina Nielsen

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2776, p

    2021  Volume 2776

    Abstract: The vast majority of research in academia focuses on the adverse working conditions and poor wellbeing. The present paper presents a positive view on the factors that may promote work engagement in academia. Based on conservation of resources theory, we ... ...

    Abstract The vast majority of research in academia focuses on the adverse working conditions and poor wellbeing. The present paper presents a positive view on the factors that may promote work engagement in academia. Based on conservation of resources theory, we suggest that academic resources may be related to a social community at work, which in turn creates work engagement among academics. Having positive leadership in the form of fair leadership may be an important contextual factor ensuring that resources are shared fairly and openly. In a study of 1499 academics in Norwegian universities, we found that sufficient administrative resources to support teaching duties were positively related with work engagement, and that a sense of community mediated the relationship between academic resources for teaching and work engagement. These results propose that building academics’ social resources by providing them with the necessary resources to perform their jobs will buffer the impact of a leadership that is perceived to be unfair and help them to perform their work in a positive way. Our results carry important implications for how positive psychology may be used to support engaged workers in academia.
    Keywords work engagement ; community ; academic resources ; leadership ; academia ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: COVID-19-Related Job Demands and Resources, Organizational Support, and Employee Well-Being

    Johanna Lilja / Silje Fladmark / Sanna Nuutinen / Laura Bordi / Riitta-Liisa Larjovuori / Siw Tone Innstrand / Marit Christensen / Kirsi Heikkilä-Tammi

    Challenges, Vol 13, Iss 10, p

    A Study of Two Nordic Countries

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how COVID-19-related job demands and resources have been associated with employee well-being in Nordic countries across specific occupational groups. The study investigated four occupational groups: (1) ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine how COVID-19-related job demands and resources have been associated with employee well-being in Nordic countries across specific occupational groups. The study investigated four occupational groups: (1) professional, scientific, and technical occupations in Norway ( n = 301); (2) teachers in Finland ( n = 315); (3) health and social service occupations in Norway ( n = 267); and (4) geriatric nurses in Finland ( n = 105). Hypotheses were tested using two-step hierarchical regression analysis. Work–home imbalance in Groups 1, 2, and 3, workload increase in Groups 1 and 3, and fear of infection in Groups 2 and 3 were positively related with exhaustion. A positive attitude towards digital solutions was positively related to work engagement in Groups 2 and 3. In addition, there was a significant positive relationship between COVID-19-related organizational support and work engagement in Groups 2, 3, and 4, and a negative relationship with exhaustion in Group 2. In conclusion, pandemic-related job demands and resources were differently associated with employee well-being across different occupational groups and countries. Further, organizational support may act as a supportive element for sustaining employee well-being during pandemics.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; Nordic countries ; job demands ; job resources ; organizational support ; employee well-being ; Technology ; T ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
    Subject code 331
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: H-WORK Project

    Marco De Angelis / Davide Giusino / Karina Nielsen / Emmanuel Aboagye / Marit Christensen / Siw Tone Innstrand / Greta Mazzetti / Machteld van den Heuvel / Roy B.L. Sijbom / Vince Pelzer / Rita Chiesa / Luca Pietrantoni

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8035, p

    Multilevel Interventions to Promote Mental Health in SMEs and Public Workplaces

    2020  Volume 8035

    Abstract: The paper describes the study design, research questions and methods of a large, international intervention project aimed at improving employee mental health and well-being in SMEs and public organisations. The study is innovative in multiple ways. First, ...

    Abstract The paper describes the study design, research questions and methods of a large, international intervention project aimed at improving employee mental health and well-being in SMEs and public organisations. The study is innovative in multiple ways. First, it goes beyond the current debate on whether individual- or organisational-level interventions are most effective in improving employee health and well-being and tests the cumulative effects of multilevel interventions, that is, interventions addressing individual, group, leader and organisational levels. Second, it tailors its interventions to address the aftermaths of the Covid-19 pandemic and develop suitable multilevel interventions for dealing with new ways of working. Third, it uses realist evaluation to explore and identify the working ingredients of and the conditions required for each level of intervention, and their outcomes. Finally, an economic evaluation will assess both the cost-effectiveness analysis and the affordability of the interventions from the employer perspective. The study integrates the training transfer and the organisational process evaluation literature to develop toolkits helping end-users to promote mental health and well-being in the workplace.
    Keywords mental health ; small medium enterprises ; public sector ; multilevel analysis ; Covid-19 pandemic ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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