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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.
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Articles
The job demands-resources model: State of the art
Journal of managerial psychology 22.3 (2007): 309-328. 19.,
Job Demands-Resources Theory: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
Journal of occupational health psychology. 22(3) (Jul 2017): 273-285. 12 s,
Self-determination theory and work motivation
Journal of Organizational behavior, 26(4), 331-362. 31 s, 2005
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, 2003
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
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
Work & Stress, 22(3), 187-200. 13 s,
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
Leadership in applied psychology: Three waves of theory and research
Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 434-451, 2017
Workplace resources to improve both employee well-being and performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Work & Stress, 31(2), 101-120, 2017
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,
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
Workplace health protection and promotion: a new pathway for a healthierand saferworkforce
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 53.6 (2011): 695-702,
Leadership development as an intervention in occupational health psychology
Work and stress 24.3: 260-279, 2010
URL: Link
Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology
Occupational and environmental medicine, 62(3), 205-210, 2005
A systematic review of the job-stress intervention evaluation literature, 1990-2005
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 13.3 (2007): 268-280,
Effects of organisational-level interventions at work on employees' health: a systematic review
BMC public health, 14(1), 135-144. 9 s, 2014
Putting context into organizational intervention design: Using tailored questionnaires to measure initiatives for worker well-being
Human Relations, 67(12), 1537-1560. 0018726714525974, 2014
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,
The future of organizational interventions: addressing the challenges of today's organizations
Work & Stress 24, 219-233, 2010
Effects of occupational stress management intervention programs: a meta-analysis
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13, 69-93, 2008
Job stress interventions and the organization of work
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, 32, 515-527, 2006
A participative intervention to improve employee wellbeing in knowledge work jobs: A mixed-method evaluation study
Work & stress, 28:1 67-81, 2006
Beyond talk: Creating autonomous motivation through self-determination theory
Journal of General Management, 34(3), 75-91, 2009
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cause and effect: Optimizing the designs of longitudinal studies in occupational health psychology
Work & Stress, 28(1), 1-8, 2014
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
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
Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology
Occupational and environmental medicine, 62(3), 205-210, 2005
Workplace stress interventions using participatory action research designs
International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 6(1), 18-37, 2013
Opening the black box: presenting a model for evaluating organizational-level interventions
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 22(5), 601-617, 2013
Evaluating organizational stress-management interventions using adapted study designs
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 14, 23-41, 2005
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
Applying a fidelity framework to understand adaptations in occupational health interventions
Work 51(2), 195-203, 2015
Web Addresses
Reference Literature
Occupational health psychology
Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 - xvii, 343 s.
ISBN: 9781405191159 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 11828926
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Books
Occupational health psychology
Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 - xvii, 343 s.
ISBN: 9781405191159 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 11828926
Dissertations
Workplace social relations in the return-to-work process
Linköping : Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 2010 - 62 s.
ISBN: 978-91-7393-336-0 LIBRIS-ID: 12027170
URL: Sammanfattning och ramberättelse från Linköping University Electronic Press
Psychosocial Work Conditions, Health, and Leadership of Managers
Linköping : Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 2013 - 72 s.
ISBN: 9789175195988 (print) LIBRIS-ID: 14675782
URL: Sammanfattning och ramberättelse från Linköping University Electronic Press
Seeking individual health and organizational sustainability : the implications of change and mobility
Stockholm : Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2009 - 98 s.
ISBN: 9789171559579 LIBRIS-ID: 16014958
URL: Link
Articles
Apart from the above literature there are additional mandatory scientific articles and reports relevant to the course content. These are stated in the study guide.
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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
Tuition
Main teaching will be lectures, seminars and group workshops with the aim to train independence, active knowledge seeking, cooperation, discussions, arguments and critical reflection both individually and in groups.
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
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
Replaces FHA033.