Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yujie Zhang, Shanyan Lei, Liying Chen, Fang Yang
Summary: This study found that nurses' job demands directly and positively influence implicit absenteeism, and indirectly influence implicit absenteeism through single and chain mediating effects of work-family conflict and job embeddedness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Malin Lohela-Karlsson, Irene Jensen, Christina Bjorklund
Summary: The study reveals that higher levels of work motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment are associated with lower levels of productivity loss among academic employees. These factors seem to buffer or moderate the negative impact of health-related and work environment problems on employee performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Jian-Bin Li, Iris Tuen Yung Leung, Zhouxing Li
Summary: This research found that novice kindergarten teachers' self-control predicts their job performance, by promoting work engagement and reducing work stress. Enhancing self-control, improving work engagement, and reducing work stress could be effective ways to facilitate novice kindergarten teachers' job performance during the transition from school to work.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Business
Davit Marikyan, Savvas Papagiannidis, Omer F. Rana, Rajiv Ranjan, Graham Morgan
Summary: This paper empirically explores the factors influencing individuals' satisfaction with AI-based digital assistants in the workplace and the impact of satisfaction on productivity and job engagement. The findings indicate that performance expectancy, perceived enjoyment, intelligence, social presence, and trust are positively associated with satisfaction with digital assistants, and satisfaction is correlated with productivity and engagement.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Laura Seinsche, Kristina Schubin, Jana Neumann, Holger Pfaff
Summary: This exploratory case study examines how public service employees in Germany craft their job demands and resources while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study identifies specific job crafting strategies utilized by employees and explores their impact on job satisfaction and productivity. The findings provide valuable insights for researchers and practitioners seeking to enhance job satisfaction and productivity in the post-pandemic world.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Carina Keldenich, Christine Luecke
Summary: This paper analyzes the relationship between a husband's job loss and marital stability. It finds that plant closures and dismissals are associated with a higher risk of marital dissolution. Even when the husband finds a new job, the risk of dissolution remains elevated, which is mediated by changes in working hours and wages. The wife's employment status has a limited moderating effect on this relationship.
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD
(2022)
Article
Economics
Marigee Bacolod, Jennifer Heissel, Ansley White
Summary: This study examines the relationship between working in a preferred job location and worker productivity using data from the U.S. Marine Corps. The findings show that high performers assigned to their preferred job locations experience improved subsequent job performance, compared to average and low performers. Additionally, workers whose preferred locations enhance the firm-specific human capital also exhibit increased job performance. These findings have implications for post-pandemic workplaces that offer more flexibility in location-based preferences.
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Karen Pak, T. A. M. Kooij, A. H. De Lange, S. Van den Heuvel, M. J. P. M. Van Veldhoven
Summary: This study found that there are different trajectories of perceived work ability and motivation to work among older employees, and these trajectories are influenced by job demands and job resources. Unfavorable trajectories are associated with lower levels of physical demands, mental demands, autonomy, supervisor support, and colleague support.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wei-Liang Chen, Yuan-Yuei Chen, Wei-Te Wu, Ching-Liang Ho, Chung-Ching Wang
Summary: The number of cancer survivors is increasing due to advances in medical science and technology. This study found that 70.4% of cancer survivors remained employed through 1 year after diagnosis, decreasing to 51.1% after 5 years. Factors such as age, gender, salary, treatment method, company size, and cancer stage all influence whether employees can return to work.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Zheng Wan, Yati Liu, Yujie Jiang, Jihong Chen, Zhichao Wang
Summary: This study aims to identify factors related to seafarers' mental health and develop a mental health management model. The environment may play a pioneering role in the job demand resource model. Job demands are negatively correlated with job resources, leading to low engagement and high burnout. Job burnout, engagement, and job safety are related to turnover intention, while job unsafety may promote turnover intention. This framework can help shipping companies and policymakers design intervention strategies to improve seafarers' mental health and enhance navigational safety.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ingrid G. Boelhouwer, Willemijn Vermeer, Tinka van Vuuren
Summary: This study explores the experiences and ideas of managers and professionals regarding guidance for workers with late effects of cancer treatment, highlighting the positive impact of autonomy, social support, and an open organizational culture on work ability. It emphasizes the importance of tailoring interventions and considering the individual needs of workers when addressing late effects that may impact work ability.
Article
Economics
Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier, Gautam Rao
Summary: We conduct three field experiments to examine how workers' social preferences toward their employer affect their work effort. Our findings suggest that workers exert effort even without private incentives, but their effort is not significantly influenced by the return to the employer. Additionally, unexpected gifts have no impact on productivity but do lead to extra work. This disparity can be partially explained by the fact that extra work is more sensitive to incentives compared to productivity.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Business
Hadi Karimikia, Harminder Singh, Damien Joseph
Summary: This study found through a meta-analysis of 52 studies that ICT use can lead to negative outcomes, and job autonomy exacerbates this effect. The results emphasize the negative impacts of ICT use on individuals and the role of autonomy in the relationship.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Aidana Tleuken, Ali Turkyilmaz, Magzhan Sovetbek, Serdar Durdyev, Mert Guney, Galym Tokazhanov, Lukasz Wiechetek, Zbigniew Pastuszak, Anca Draghici, Maria Elena Boatca, Valerij Dermol, Nada Trunk, Serik Tokbolat, Tamar Dolidze, Lin Yola, Egemen Avcu, Jong Kim, Ferhat Karaca
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the residential environment on remote work satisfaction and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that comfortable space is the most important factor.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Christopher J. Lyddy, Darren J. Good, Mark C. Bolino, Phillip S. Thompson, John Paul Stephens
Summary: Research in organizational behavior and psychology has shown that mindfulness can have both positive and negative implications for employee well-being and performance. This study specifically focuses on the relationship between mindfulness, surface acting, self-control depletion, and employee performance, highlighting the moderating role of mindfulness in these relationships.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sophie van der Feltz, Susan Peters, Anjoeka Pronk, Vivi Schlunssen, Zara A. Stokholm, Henrik A. Kolstad, Karin van Veldhoven, Ioannis Basinas, Martie van Tongeren, Alex Burdorf, Karen M. Oude Hengel
Summary: This study validates the COVID-19 Job Exposure Matrix (COVID-19-JEM) by comparing risk scores assigned by the COVID-19-JEM with self-reported data, and estimating the associations between the COVID-19-JEM risk scores and self-reported COVID-19. The results show a good agreement between the COVID-19-JEM and self-reported infection risks and infection rates at work.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Roos W. Hijdra, Suzan J. W. Robroek, Alex Burdorf, Merel Schuring
Summary: This study examines the impact of disease onset on leaving paid employment and whether this varies across different diseases and sociodemographic groups. The results show that the onset of mental health disorders is the most significant risk factor for leaving paid employment, and disease onset increases the likelihood of exiting. The influence of mental health problems on leaving paid employment decreases after middle age. Individuals with a non-native Dutch background and males are more affected by mental health problems.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fleur van Elk, Suzan J. W. Robroek, Alex Burdorf, Karen M. Oude Hengel
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the working conditions and emotional exhaustion of healthcare workers. The results show that healthcare workers working with COVID-19 patients experienced worsened psychosocial working conditions, while emotional exhaustion remained unchanged across all groups of healthcare workers.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Rhodes, Sarah Beale, Jack Wilkinson, Karin van Veldhoven, Ioannis Basinas, William Mueller, Karen Marieke Oude Hengel, Alex Burdorf, Susan Peters, Zara A. Stokholm, Vivi Schlunssen, Henrik Kolstad, Anjoeka Pronk, Neil Pearce, Andrew Hayward, Martie van Tongeren
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between workplace exposures estimated via a COVID-19 job exposure matrix (JEM) and SARS-CoV-2 in the UK. The results showed that in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher risk classifications for factors such as number of contacts, nature of contacts, contacts via surfaces, indoor or outdoor location, ability to social distance, and use of face coverings were associated with an increased risk of infection. However, these associations appear to have diminished over time.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
(2023)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lili L. Kokai, Marte F. van der Bijl, Martin S. Hagger, Diarmaid T. O. Ceallaigh, Kirsten I. M. Rohde, Hans van Kippersluis, Alex Burdorf, Johannes J. J. Duvekot, Jeanine E. Roeters van Lennep, Anne Wijtzes
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Alessandro Chiarotto, Heike Gerger, Rogier M. van Rijn, Roy G. Elbers, Erin M. Macri, Jennie A. Jackson, Alex Burdorf, Bart W. Koes, Karen Sogaard
Summary: This systematic review updated a previous review on work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors for elbow disorders. Multiple databases were searched for studies on the associations between work-related physical or psychosocial factors and elbow disorders. The results showed that combined physical exposure indicators were associated with the occurrence of lateral epicondylitis, but no consistent associations were found for other exposures. These results do not allow for strong conclusions regarding the associations between work-related exposures and elbow disorders.
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fabio Porru, Merel Schuring, Witte J. G. Hoogendijk, Alex Burdorf, Suzan J. W. Robroek
Summary: This longitudinal study examines the impact of mental disorders on the entry into and exit from paid employment among young graduates and explores differences across socioeconomic groups. The results show that individuals with mental disorders are less likely to enter and more likely to exit paid employment. This association exists across different socioeconomic subgroups.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sophie van der Feltz, Vivi Schluenssen, Ioannis Basinas, Luise M. Begtrup, Alex Burdorf, Jens P. E. Bonde, Esben M. Flachs, Susan Peters, Anjoeka Pronk, Zara A. Stokholm, Martie van Tongeren, Karin van Veldhoven, Karen M. Oude Hengel, Henrik A. Kolstad
Summary: This study explores the associations between the Danish version of a job exposure matrix for COVID-19 (COVID-19-JEM) and Danish register-based SARS-CoV-2 infection information during three waves of the pandemic. The findings show that higher risk scores within the transmission and mitigation dimensions and the overall JEM score are associated with higher odds of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study suggests that COVID-19-JEM is a promising tool for assessing occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne infectious agents primarily spread through close contact.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Manon D. van Dijk, Ed F. van Beeck, Anita Huis, Bernardina T. F. van der Gun, Suzanne Polinder, Rianne A. M. van Eijsden, Alex Burdorf, Margreet C. Vos, Vicki Erasmus
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of a quality improvement team training intervention on compliance with a surgical site infection bundle in the operating theatre. The study found that the intervention did not lead to improvements in compliance with the bundle. Minimal involvement of leading clinicians and a low number of self-initiated activities after the team training were important barriers for compliance.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nienke W. Boderie, Asiyah Sheikh, Erika Lo, Aziz Sheikh, Alex Burdorf, Frank J. van Lenthe, Famke J. M. Molenberg, Jasper V. Been
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive review of global public support for indoor (semi-)private and outdoor smoke-free policies. The findings showed high levels of public support for these policies, especially in places frequented by children. This study is important as it can inform government efforts in formulating and implementing smoke-free policies.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
David van de Ven, Merel Schuring, Tessa A. Kouwenhoven-Pasmooij, Philip Blom, Alex Burdorf, Suzan J. W. Robroek
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate individual characteristics associated with participation and effectiveness of a worksite health promotion program with motivational interviewing targeting health and health behaviour among Dutch workers in low socioeconomic position. The findings suggest that coaching with motivational interviewing after a preventive medical examination contributes to higher participation in health promotion activities and an increase in smoking cessation among workers with a lower socioeconomic position.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alex Burdorf
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kamer Kalip, Alex Burdorf
Summary: Background, health status, type of contract, education and age may affect labour force participation. This study used European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data and found that individuals in good health had higher labour force participation rates. The impact of temporary contracts and health status on labour force participation varied across countries.
JOURNAL OF PREVENTION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
John Frank, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Arjumand Siddiqi, Yawen Cheng, Alex Burdorf, Reiner Rugulies
Summary: This paper, the first in a three-part Series on work and health, provides a narrative review of research into work as a social determinant of health over the past 25 years, the key emerging challenges in this field, and the implications of these challenges for future research. The authors identified six emerging challenges related to work as a social determinant of health, including the influence of technology on work, the intersectionality of work with gender, race, migrant status, etc., the arrival of large migrant labor workforces, the development of precarious employment, the phenomenon of working long and irregular hours, and the threat of climate change on work. The paper emphasizes the need for novel methods of data collection to monitor the health impacts of these new exposures at work, as well as better integration of occupational health within various fields to recognize the work environment as a major social determinant of health.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Alex Burdorf, Rita C. P. Fernandes, Suzan J. W. Robroek
Summary: The future of work is undergoing rapid changes, including increased flexibility in the labor market and a rise in informal employment. There is also a growing pressure to prolong working careers. The concept of working life expectancy is introduced as a valuable metric to measure the expected years of paid employment among individuals of working age, especially among different groups. This study examines the factors that influence working life expectancy at the macro, meso, and micro levels, focusing on socioeconomic and political contexts, employment contracts and conditions, and individual characteristics such as education, gender, and age. Disadvantaged groups in the labor market, including workers with chronic diseases, impairing disabilities, and those aged 50 or above, are discussed in terms of the factors that affect their entry and exit from paid employment. To ensure inclusive labor force participation and promote better health outcomes, specific challenges need to be addressed at the macro, meso, and micro levels through aligned national policies, company practices, and workplace improvements.
