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Course syllabus - Work and Health

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

PSA311

Valid from

Autumn semester 2015

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Work Life Studies

School

School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Ratified

2014-11-20

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2017-11-20
    • Latest update: 2025-08-26

    Articles

    Bakker, Arnold B; Evangelia, Demerouti

    The job demands-resources model: State of the art

    Journal of managerial psychology 22.3 (2007): 309-328. 19.,

    Bakker, A.B.; Demerouti, E

    Job Demands-Resources Theory: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

    Journal of occupational health psychology. 22(3) (Jul 2017): 273-285. 12 s,

    Gagné, M; Deci, E.L.

    Self-determination theory and work motivation

    Journal of Organizational behavior, 26(4), 331-362. 31 s,

    De Lange, A.H.; Taris, T.W.; Kompier, M.A.; Houtman, I.L.; Bongers, P.M.

    The very best of the millennium": longitudinal research and the demand-control-(support) model

    Journal of occupational health psychology, 8(4), 282-305. 23 s,

    Lundberg, Ulf,

    Stress hormones in health and illness: the roles of work and gender

    1.5 Lundberg, Ulf. "Stress hormones in health and illness: the roles of work and gender." Psychoneuroendocrinology 30.10: 1017-1021. 4s., 2005,

    Siegrist, Johannes,

    Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions

    Journal of occupational health psychology 1.1 (1996): 27-41. 14 s,,

    Work engagement: An emerging concept in occupational health psychology

    Bakker, A.B.; Schaufeli, W.B.; Leiter, M.P.; Taris, T.W. Work & Stress, 22(3), 187-200. 13 s,,

    Schaufeli, W.B.; Taris, T.W.,

    A critical review of the Job Demands-Resources Model: Implications for improving work and health

    In Bridging occupational, organizational and public health (pp. 43-68). Springer Netherlands., 2014,

    Lord, R.G.; Day, D.V.; Zaccaro, S.J.; Avolio, B.J.; Eagly, A.H.,

    Leadership in applied psychology: Three waves of theory and research

    Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 434-451, 2017,

    Nielsen, K.; Nielsen, M.B.; Ogbonnaya, C.; Känsälä, M.; Saari, E.; Isaksson, K.,

    Workplace resources to improve both employee well-being and performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Work & Stress, 31(2), 101-120, 2017,

    Boswell, Wendy,

    Aligning employees with the organization's strategic objectives: Out of ‘line of sight’, out of mind

    The International Journal of Human Resource Management 17.9 (2006): 1489-1511,,

    Grawitch, M.J.; Gottschalk, M; Munz, D.C.,

    The path to a healthy workplace: A critical review linking healthy workplace practices, employee well-being, and organizational improvements

    Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 58(3): 129-147, 2006,

    Hymel, Pamela., et al.,

    Workplace health protection and promotion: a new pathway for a healthier—and safer—workforce

    Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 53.6 (2011): 695-702,

    Kelloway & Barling,

    Leadership development as an intervention in occupational health psychology

    Work and stress 24.3: 260-279, 2010,

    Kristensen, T.S.,

    Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology

    Occupational and environmental medicine, 62(3), 205-210, 2005,

    LaMontagne, Anthony D., et al.,

    A systematic review of the job-stress intervention evaluation literature, 1990–2005

    International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 13.3 (2007): 268-280,,

    Montano, D.; Hoven, H.; Siegrist, J.,

    Effects of organisational-level interventions at work on employees' health: a systematic review

    BMC public health, 14(1), 135-144. 9 s, 2014,

    Nielsen, K.; Abildgaard, J.S.; Daniels, K.,

    Putting context into organizational intervention design: Using tailored questionnaires to measure initiatives for worker well-being

    Human Relations, 67(12), 1537-1560. 0018726714525974, 2014,

    Nielsen, K.,

    Review Article: How can we make organizational interventions work?

    Employees and line managers as actively crafting interventions Human Relations August 2013 66: 1029-1050, first published on April 23, 2013,doi:10.1177/0018726713477164,

    Nielsen, K.; Taris, T.W.; Cox, T.,

    The future of organizational interventions: addressing the challenges of today's organizations

    Work & Stress 24, 219-233, 2010,

    Richardson, K.M.; Rothstein, H.R.,

    Effects of occupational stress management intervention programs: a meta-analysis

    Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13, 69-93, 2008,

    Semmer, N.K,

    Job stress interventions and the organization of work

    Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, 32, 515-527, 2006,

    Sörensen & Holman 2014,

    A participative intervention to improve employee wellbeing in knowledge work jobs: A mixed-method evaluation study

    Work & stress, 28:1 67-81, 2006,

    Stone, D.N.; Deci, R.; Ryan, R,

    Beyond talk: Creating autonomous motivation through self-determination theory

    Journal of General Management, 34(3), 75-91, 2009,

    Holman, D.; Axtell, C,

    Can Job Redesign Interventions Influence a Broad Range of Employee Outcomes by Changing Multiple Job Characteristics? A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Journal of occupational health psychology, 21(3), 284-295, 2015,

    von Thiele Schwarz, U.; Augustsson, H.; Hasson, H.; Stenfors-Heyes, T,

    Promoting employee health by integrating health protection, health promotion and continuous improvement: A longitudinal quasi-experimental intervention study

    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(2), 217-225, 2015,

    Abildgaard, J.S.; Saksvik, P. Ø.; Nielsen, K,

    How to Measure the Intervention Process? An Assessment of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Data Collection in the Process Evaluation of Organizational Interventions

    Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (1380). 10 s, 2016,

    Augustsson, H.; von Thiele Schwarz, U.; Stenfors-Hayes, T.; Hasson, H,

    Investigating differences in implementation fidelity of an organizational-level occupational health intervention

    International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Special Issue: Research to Reality: The Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Behavioral Medicine, 22(3), 345-355, 2015,

    Biron, C.; Karanika-Murray, M,

    Process Evaluation for Organizational Stress and Well-Being Interventions: Implications for Theory, Method, and Practice

    International Journal of Stress management, 21(1), 85- 111, 2013,

    Biron, Gatrall & Cooper,

    Autopsy of a failure. Evaluating process and contextual issues in an organizational level work-stress intervention

    International Journal of Stress management, 17(2), 135- 158, 2010,

    Taris, T.W.; & Kompier, M.A,

    Cause and effect: Optimizing the designs of longitudinal studies in occupational health psychology

    Work & Stress, 28(1), 1-8, 2014,

    Goldenhar, Linda M., et al.,

    The intervention research process in occupational safety and health: an overview from the National Occupational Research Agenda Intervention Effectiveness Research team

    Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 43(7), 616-622, 2001,

    Hasson, H.; Villaume, K.; von Thiele Schwarz, U; Palm, K,

    Managing Implementation: Roles of Line Managers, Senior Managers, and Human Resource Professionals in an Occupational Health Intervention

    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 56(1), 58-65, 2014,

    Kristensen, T.S,

    Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology

    Occupational and environmental medicine, 62(3), 205-210, 2005,

    McVicar, A.; Munn-Giddings, C; & Seebohm, P,

    Workplace stress interventions using participatory action research designs

    International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 6(1), 18-37, 2013,

    Nielsen, K.; & Randall, R,

    Opening the black box: presenting a model for evaluating organizational-level interventions

    European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 22(5), 601-617, 2013,

    Randall, R.; Griffiths, A.; Cox, T,

    Evaluating organizational stress-management interventions using adapted study designs

    European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 14, 23-41, 2005,

    von Thiele Schwarz, U.; Hasson, H.; & LIndfors, P,

    Derailed or failed? A closer look at reduced working hours as an occupational health intervention

    In Karanika & Biron (eds): Derailed Organizational Interventions for Stress and Well-Being. Springers, 2015,

    von Thiele Schwarz, U.; Hasson, H.; & LIndfors, P,

    Applying a fidelity framework to understand adaptations in occupational health interventions

    Work 51(2), 195-203, 2015,

    Web Addresses

    Arbetsmiljöverket

    URL: Arbetsmiljöverket

    Reference literature

    Leka, Stavroula; Houdmont, Jonathan

    Occupational health psychology

    ISBN: 9781405191159

    LIBRIS-ID: 11828926

    URL: Link

    Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell, xvii, 343 s.

Objectives

General aim is that the student acquires deeper and expanded knowledge about theories and models in the area occupational health and safety. Focus is on the analyses and integration of complex questions regarding prevention and promotion of health related initiatives in the work place.

Learning outcomes

When the course is finished students should be able to:

  1. describe, compare and apply relevant theories and models showing the relationship between work and health
  2. give an account of and analyze working conditions related to health from an integrated theoretical and practical perspective
  3. describe and suggest preventive and health promotive measures in the work place
  4. account for and discuss health promoting leadership critically
  5. suggest and explain applicable measures aiming to develop and improve the psychosocial work environment

Course content

Theories and models relating health at work on individual, group, work place and societal level
Physical, organizational and psychosocial work environment related to health of employees
Laws and regulations in occupational health service (OHS) and work related rehabilitation
Work place health promotion and health promoting leadership

Specific requirements

A completed bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits in one of the following subject areas: Public Health Science, Caring Science with Specialisation in Nursing, Nursing science, Medical Science, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or the equivalent. In addition Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English B/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.

Grade

Three-grade scale

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

Replaces FHA033.