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Physical activity in the workplace: a cost or a benefit for organizations? A systematic review
This study aims to carry out a systematic review of the literature to identify the impact of physical activity programs applied in the workplace, on employee wellness and organizational productivity.The search for reports was carried out in two databases, namely, Thomson Reuters Web of Science and Scopus, according to several inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) was applied to ensure the quality of the study. Microsoft Excel 2016 was used to organize the database to support the data analysis.The sample comprised 64 reports published in internation...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - January 5, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: In ês Lopes Santos Dina Miragaia Source Type: research

Art-of-living at work: interventions  to reduce stress and increase well-being
Art-of-living at work: interventions to reduce stress and increase well-being Mira Schwarz, Franziska Feldmann, Bernhard Schmitz International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Due to the increasing burden of stress in the workplace, it is necessary to develop interventions to prevent long-term overload. The present study is based on the concept of art-of-living, which promotes a more reflective and conscious approach to life. In study 1, an online training designed to increase well-being was administered. Study 2 investigated the impact of an art-of-living training in ...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - December 21, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mira Schwarz Franziska Feldmann Bernhard Schmitz Source Type: research

Managers' experiences of  promoting employees' health and work environment from a salutogenic perspective during organizational change
This study aims to describe the managers' experiences of promoting employees' health and work environment from a salutogenic perspective during an organizational change.Ten managers going through an organizational change, including three men and seven women. The managers belonged to the same management team and was participating in discussions with researchers regarding organizational changes. The managers were between the age of 32 and 59 and had between one and 25 years of experience in a managerial position. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the analysis was performed using qualitative content analysis wit...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - December 1, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Louise Fransson Marie Lydell Source Type: research

The moderating role of time perspective profiles in the association of workaholism, work engagement and perfectionism among Japanese employees
Armaghan Eslami, Atsuko Kanai, Miyuki Matsumoto International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- First, this study aimed to investigate the association of time perspective (TP) profiles with work engagement and workaholism. Second, it tested TP profiles as the moderator of perfectionism with work engagement and workaholism relationship.The sample of this study comprised 148 Japanese employees, and snowball sampling was used for data collection. The authors found the TP profiles in the first step using cluster analysis with five TP dimensions. Next, the authors tested work...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - November 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Armaghan Eslami Atsuko Kanai Miyuki Matsumoto Source Type: research

Perceived workplace incivility and  psychological well-being in higher education teachers: a multigroup analysis
Perceived workplace incivility and psychological well-being in higher education teachers: a multigroup analysis Sarita Sood, Dhanvir Kour International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of perceived workplace incivility (WPI) on psychological well-being (PWB) in teachers of higher education and to test for the moderating role of gender and organizational tenure on the relationship between perceived WPI and PWB.Data were collected from teachers (N = 341) employed in government and private colleges through conven...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - September 27, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sarita Sood Dhanvir Kour Source Type: research

An assessment of tendencies toward teleworking using TAMs: lessons from Covid-19 era for post-pandemic days
This study aims to identify factors affecting individuals' tendency toward teleworking during the pandemic, which can lead to practical solutions for the post-pandemic era.Through the use of technology acceptance models, a conceptual model was designed. Data used to assess the model were cross-sectional and derived from 229 questionnaires filled out by employees in Tehran. The AMOS24 software processed the corresponding structural equation model.The results from the cross-sectional data indicated that attitude toward telework and perceived behavioral control over the system were significantly correlated directly with the i...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - September 23, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hossein Nosratzadeh Ali Edrisi Source Type: research

Religiosity and safety performance: mediating role of safety behaviour
Lebbaeus Asamani, Maxwell Asumeng, Adote Anum, Evelyn Twumasi International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp.745-760 Safety science research has largely focused on areas such as oil and gas, mining and construction, with a paucity of research in the agricultural sector which constitutes over 60% of the workforce in Ghana. This paper investigated the extent to which religiosity of rice farm workers predicts their safety performance through safety behaviour.The authors collected data from 469 respondents, comprising 347 males and 122 females from three large rice irrigation schemes in southern Ghan...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - August 31, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lebbaeus Asamani Maxwell Asumeng Adote Anum Evelyn Twumasi Source Type: research

Hospital security guard's well-being and repeated exposure  to personal threats in the workplace: a qualitative study in an Australian hospital
This study aimed to understand the effect of repeated exposure to personal threats on hospital security guards' well-being.A single site, qualitative study using a convenience sampling approach to recruit hospital security guards who attend code black (staff, patient or visitor exposed to a personal threat) calls.Five interviews were held with eight hospital security guards. Seven of the eight participants were male. Seven were Caucasian. All had extensive experience in the industry. Six consistent themes emerged from the data covering well-being, coping and support; concerns about physical safety; compassion and compassio...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - August 29, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Janie Alison Brown Elaine Watson Tamra Rogers Source Type: research

Adaptive performance in refugees after trauma: how relevant are  post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth?
Discussions about labour integration often accompany huge spikes in asylum applications. Since many refugees experience traumatic events, such as torture, health problems must be considered in the work context. Unfortunately, the relevance of the post-traumatic experiences of refugees to specific job performance facets has mainly been ignored. To close the research gap, a study with refugees living in Germany was conducted to examine to what extent trauma-related variables are relevant to performance variables.The relationship between post-traumatic stress (PTS), post-traumatic growth (PTG) and adaptive performance (social...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - August 26, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lukasz Stasielowicz Source Type: research

Testing middle range theories in  realist evaluation: a case of a participatory organisational intervention
Testing middle range theories in realist evaluation: a case of a participatory organisational intervention Hamid Roodbari, Karina Nielsen, Carolyn Axtell, Susan E. Peters, Glorian Sorensen International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp.694-710 Realist evaluation seeks to answer the question of “what works for whom in which circumstances?” through developing and testing middle range theories (MRTs). MRTs are programme theories that outline how certain mechanisms of an intervention work in a specific context to bring about certain outcomes. In this paper, the authors tested an initial MRT abo...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - July 19, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hamid Roodbari Karina Nielsen Carolyn Axtell Susan E. Peters Glorian Sorensen Source Type: research

Leader –member exchange, work–family enrichment and their effects on mental health: the moderating role of remote e-work
Leader–member exchange, work–family enrichment and their effects on mental health: the moderating role of remote e-work Md Shamirul Islam, Muslim Amin, Osman M. Karatepe, Halimin Herjanto International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp.657-676 This paper aims to examine the effect of leader–member exchange (LMX) and work–family enrichment (WFE) on anxiety and depression, social functioning and loss of confidence as three dimensions of mental health. Furthermore, the paper aims to investigate telework and information and communication technology-based mobile work (TICTM) as a moderator of ...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - July 19, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Md Shamirul Islam Muslim Amin Osman M. Karatepe Halimin Herjanto Source Type: research

Bringing risk back in: managers' prioritization of the work environment during the pandemic
Cathrine Reineholm, Christian Ståhl, Daniel Lundqvist International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of the paper is to investigate managers' experiences of managing work environment and risks during the Covid-19 pandemic and to explore how managers might use these experiences to develop future risk management.Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 18 Swedish managers at different hierarchical levels working in 11 different organizations. A directed content analysis was carried out, informed by theory on risk management.The results point to the pa...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - July 15, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cathrine Reineholm Christian St åhl Daniel Lundqvist Source Type: research

Organizational support and perceived environment impact on quality of care and job satisfaction: a study with Pakistani nurses
This study employed a cross-sectional research design and data was collected from seven private and public sector hospitals in Pakistan, involving 352 nurses on a voluntary basis through a self-administered survey.The results showed that organizational commitment mediates the relationship between organizational support and job satisfaction with the quality of care. Moreover, the perceived environment has an impact on job satisfaction and quality of care.Healthcare service quality seems strictly dependent on the perceived quality of care and job satisfaction among healthcare workers. Theoretical and practical implications f...
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - July 15, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Muhammad Shakil Ahmad Massimiliano Barattucci Thurasamy Ramayah Tiziana Ramaci Narmeen Khalid Source Type: research

Guest editorial: Reshaping work and workplaces: learnings from the pandemic for workplace health management
Maria Karanika-Murray, Christine Ipsen International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp.257-261 (Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management)
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - May 6, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Maria Karanika-Murray Christine Ipsen Source Type: research

The economic impact of workplace physical activity interventions in Europe: a systematic review of available evidence
This study is the first try to take the different working conditions from Europe into consideration. The authors found that working conditions could have some impact on the valuation of absenteeism costs and thereof on the ROI. Further, this study provides insight into how to deploy effective and efficient workplace physical activity interventions, based on a standardized and validated methodology and program scope. (Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management)
Source: International Journal of Workplace Health Management - April 8, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Alexander Braun Arleta Anna Franczukowska Irina Teufl Eva Krczal Source Type: research