Psychology in the Workplace - Articles - Page 46

Lifestyle intervention improves high schoolers’ health

Research shows promise for teens at risk of becoming obese

September 20, 2013

A teacher-delivered intervention program promoting healthy lifestyles improved health behaviors, social skills, severe depression, and academic performance in high school adolescents, a study has found.

'Negative Working Conditions Score' linked to depression

September 18, 2013

Adverse working conditions are associated with the risk of depression in working-age adults, suggests a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Americans stay digitally connected to work on weekends and vacations-

-and most say they like it

September 13, 2013

More than half of the employed adults surveyed recently by the American Psychological Association (APA) said they regularly check work messages during non-work hours, and four in 10 said they did it while on vacation.

Mental toughness : Are you developing yours?

David Sarkus MS, CSP

September 5, 2013

Everything hasn’t always been rosy in my safety career, just as things haven’t been in yours.

Recognizing workers’ accomplishments must be genuine – or it can be counter-productive

Brian Galonek

September 5, 2013

I define “The Four Pillars of Safety” as engagement, recognition, communications and measurement.

Licensing and royalty fees can blunt safety advances

Shawn M. Galloway

September 5, 2013

Practices to improve safety performance and culture have and will continue to evolve, due to advances in thinking born from a continuous pursuit to challenge the status quo.

Employees can close the gaps in your safety culture

Understanding how to successfully engage and empower your workforce is key to ensuring that your organization can start and continue the journey toward safety culture excellence.

Brett Haskins CSP

September 5, 2013

Empowering front-line workers — those who stand to benefit the most from an effective safety process — is a concept that has been talked about much over the last decade

Combination of long hours, demanding jobs increases depression risk

Making changes reduces likelihood

August 16, 2013

Employees who work long hours with high job demands are more likely to develop depression, suggests a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

How to address employee disengagement

August 15, 2013

An alarming Gallup poll published earlier this year is still sending shockwaves throughout the business community: Most American workers either hate their jobs or don’t care one way or the other about them.

Psychological abuse is the first warning: Run, get out

Dee Louis-Scott

August 6, 2013

Psychological abuse can be as damaging to the psyche as physical abuse can be to the body, yet little is written about this common problem, which is typically the precursor to physical abuse. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 95 percent of men who physically abuse their intimate partners also psychologically abuse them.