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0000-0002-7583-4232
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University of South Australia
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Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | Industrial and Organisational Psychology | Psychology |
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Publications
A qualitative study of HR/OHS stress interventions in Australian universities
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-01-2018
The case for the psychosocial safety climate to be recognized in mining disaster investigations
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 08-10-2019
Review of practice & policy strategies for managing digital communication and ICT use in Australian universities
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2022
Introducing the collection
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 04-03-2020
Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 04-03-2020
Content and context analysis of fatigue management regulations for flight crew in the South Asian region
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2022
The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict
Publisher: National Institute of Industrial Health
Date: 2023
DOI: 10.2486/INDHEALTH.2022-0078
Abstract: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employees in flexible work from home has increased markedly along with a reliance on information communication technologies. This study investigated the role of an organisational factor, psychosocial safety climate (PSC the climate for worker psychological health and safety), as an antecedent of these new kinds of demands (specifically work from home digital job demands) and their effect on work-life conflict. Data were gathered via an online survey of 2,191 employees from 37 Australian universities. Multilevel modelling showed that university level PSC to demands, y=-0.09, SE=0.03, p<0.01, and demands to work-life conflict, y=0.51, SE=0.19, p<0.05, relationships were significant. Supporting the antecedent theory, university level PSC was significantly indirectly related to work-life conflict via demands (LL -0.10 UL -0.01). Against expectations PSC did not moderate the demand to work-life conflict relationship. The results imply that targeting PSC could help prevent work from home digital job demands, and therefore, work-life conflict. Further research is needed on the role of digital job resources as flexible and hybrid work takes hold post COVID.
Changes in growth and sleep across school nights, weekends and a winter holiday period in two Australian schools.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-01-2018
DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1430037
Abstract: Studies suggest that there may be an association between sleep and growth however, the relationship is not well understood. Changes in biology and external factors such as school schedule heavily impact the sleep of adolescents, during a critical phase for growth. This study assessed the changes in sleep across school days, weekends and school holidays, while also measuring height and weight changes, and self-reported alterations in food intake and physical activity. The impact of morningness-eveningness (M-E) on height change and weight gain was also investigated. In a s le of 63 adolescents (mean age = 13.13, SD = 0.33, 31 males) from two independent schools in South Australia, height and weight were measured weekly for 4 weeks prior to the school holidays and 4 weeks after the school holidays. Participants also completed a Morningness/Eveningness Scale and 7-day sleep, diet and physical activity diaries prior to, during and after the school holidays. Participants at one school had earlier wake times during the weekends than participants attending the other school, leading to a significantly shorter sleep duration on weekends for those participants. Regardless of school, sleep was significantly later and longer during the holidays (p < 0.001) and those with a stronger morning preference fell asleep (F
Digital communication, health & wellbeing in universities: a double-edged sword
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-08-2021
Error types and potential mitigation strategies in Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) events in an Australian rail organisation
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2018
Workplace interventions to improve well-being and reduce burnout for nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 06-2023
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2022-071203
Abstract: There is a growing need for interventions to improve well-being in healthcare workers, particularly since the onset of COVID-19. To synthesise evidence since 2015 on the impact of interventions designed to address well-being and burnout in physicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals. Systematic literature review. Medline, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, PsycInfo and Google Scholar were searched in May–October 2022. Studies that primarily investigated burnout and/or well-being and reported quantifiable preintervention and postintervention outcomes using validated well-being measures were included. Full-text articles in English were independently screened and quality assessed by two researchers using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument. Results were synthesised and presented in both quantitative and narrative formats. Meta-analysis was not possible due to variations in study designs and outcomes. A total of 1663 articles were screened for eligibility, with 33 meeting inclusion criterium. Thirty studies used in idually focused interventions, while three were organisationally focused. Thirty-one studies used secondary level interventions (managed stress in in iduals) and two were primary level (eliminated stress causes). Mindfulness-based practices were adopted in 20 studies the remainder used meditation, yoga and acupuncture. Other interventions promoted a positive mindset (gratitude journaling, choirs, coaching) while organisational interventions centred on workload reduction, job crafting and peer networks. Effective outcomes were reported in 29 studies, with significant improvements in well-being, work engagement, quality of life and resilience, and reductions in burnout, perceived stress, anxiety and depression. The review found that interventions benefitted healthcare workers by increasing well-being, engagement and resilience, and reducing burnout. It is noted that the outcomes of numerous studies were impacted by design limitations that is, no control/waitlist control, and/or no post intervention follow-up. Suggestions are made for future research.
Awareness of Stress-reduction Interventions: The Impact on Employees' Well-being and Organizational Attitudes
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-07-2014
DOI: 10.1002/SMI.2597
Abstract: Employing the social-exchange theoretical framework, we examined the effect of employees' awareness of stress-reduction interventions on their levels of psychological strain, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, perceptions of senior management trustworthiness and procedural justice. We present longitudinal panel data from 869 employees who completed questionnaires at two time points at 13 Australian universities. Our results show that employees who reported an awareness of stress-reduction interventions undertaken at their university scored lower on psychological strain and higher on job satisfaction and commitment than those who were unaware of the interventions. The results suggest that simply the awareness of stress interventions can be linked to positive employee outcomes. The study further revealed that senior management trustworthiness and procedural justice mediate the relationship between awareness and employee outcomes. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Sleep-wake disorders
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2017
Interventions: Employees’ Perceptions of What Reduces Stress
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1155/2017/3919080
Abstract: Objective . To build upon research evaluating stress interventions, this qualitative study tests the framework of the extended Job Demands-Resources model to investigate employees’ perceptions of the stress-reduction measures implemented at 13 Australian universities. Methods . In a cross-sectional survey design, tenured and contract staff indicated whether their overall level of stress had changed during the previous three-four years, and, if so, they described the major causes. A total of 462 staff reported that their level of stress had decreased the study examines commentary from 115 academic and 304 nonacademic staff who provided details of what they perceived to be effective in reducing stress. Results . Thematic analyses show that the key perceived causes were changes in job or work role, new heads of departments or supervisors, and the use of organizational strategies to reduce or manage stress. A higher percentage of academic staff reported reduced stress due to using protective coping strategies or their increased recognition and/or success, whereas a higher percentage of nonacademic staff reported reduced stress due to increases in staffing resources and/or systems. Conclusion . These results identify the importance of implementing multilevel strategies to enhance employees’ well-being. Nonacademic staff, in particular, specified a variety of organizational stress-reduction interventions.
Cross-Sectional Study of Resilience, Positivity and Coping Strategies as Predictors of Engagement-Burnout in Undergraduate Students: Implications for Prevention and Treatment in Mental Well-Being
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 16-02-2021
DOI: 10.3389/FPSYT.2021.596453
Abstract: In a population of young adults, this study analyzes possible linear relations of resilience and positivity to coping strategies and engagement-burnout. The aim was to establish a model with linear, associative, and predictive relations, to identify needs and make proposals for therapeutic intervention in different student profiles. A population of 1,126 undergraduate students with different student profiles gave their informed, written consent, and completed validated questionnaires (CD-RISC Scale Positivity Coping Strategies of Stress Engagement, and Burnout). An ex post-facto design involved bivariate association analyses, multiple regression and structural predictions. The results offered evidence of associations and predictive relationships between resilience factors, positivity, coping strategies and engagement-burnout. The factors of resilience and positivity had significant differential associations (positive and negative) with factors of coping strategies. Their negative relationship to burnout factors, and positive relation to engagement factors, is especially important. Results of structural analysis showed an acceptable model of relationships between variables. We conclude with practical implications for therapeutic intervention: (1) the proactive factors of resilience reflect a perception of self-efficacy and the ability to change adaptively (2) the reactive factors of resilience are usually associated with withstanding experiences of change, uncertainty or trauma.
Is There a Relationship Between Pilot Stress and Short- and Long- Haul Flights?
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2022
Addressing Risks: Mental Health, Work-Related Stress, and Occupational Disease Management to Enhance Well-Being
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2018
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5130676
Programmes and interventions for psychosocial risk and worker well-being; the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) framework
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 28-11-2014
Psychosocial Factors That Influence the Health of Workers in Contemporary Workplaces
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-10-2022
Abstract: This Special Issue of the IJERPH examines various psychosocial factors that influence the health of workers in contemporary workplaces [...]
Challenging the notion of the transition year: The experiences of rural and urban tertiary students
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
A Longitudinal Study of the Predictors of Perceived Procedural Justice in Australian University Staff
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 25-08-2016
The synergy of creativity and critical thinking in engineering design: The role of interdisciplinary augmentation and the fine arts
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2016
Stress-reduction interventions in an Australian University: A case study
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-07-2015
DOI: 10.1002/SMI.2517
Abstract: We examined the effects of awareness of stress-reduction interventions on employee well-being and work attitudes using a mixed methods design. Cross-sectional data are presented from 247 employees who completed questionnaires in 2004 at one Australian university. Analyses indicated that employees, who reported that interventions had been undertaken, scored higher on job satisfaction, affective organizational commitment, perceived procedural justice and trust in senior management than those who were not aware of the measures, although they did not differ in psychological strain. Details of the stress-reduction interventions implemented by the Occupational Health and Safety department at the university are also reported. Thematic analyses of the perceived causes of both decreases and increases in stress for employees showed that staff reported workload and staffing pressures as key sources of increases in stress. On the other hand, new supervisors and/or management were identified as sources of decreased stress. Areas for consideration in future efforts to develop and refine stress interventions are also discussed.
Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 04-03-2020
Emerging Issues in Occupational Disease: Mental Health in the Aging Working Population and Cognitive Impairment—A Narrative Review
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 30-01-2020
DOI: 10.1155/2020/1742123
Abstract: Cognitive impairment has often been reported in scientific literature as a concern derived from chronic exposure to work-related stress. Organizational factors can contribute to the onset of this concern especially in a susceptible population such as elderly workers. The aim of our study was to review the last five years of scientific literature, focusing on experimental and epidemiological studies, possible mechanisms implicated in the onset of cognitive decline due to work-related stress, and the recent organizational strategies to prevent detrimental effects of stress on cognitive processes. A literature search was performed in scientific platforms Medline and Web of Science, by means of specific string search terms, restricting the search to the years of publication 2014–2019. Thirty-three articles were identified and qualitatively evaluated, reporting narratively the main point of interest. At this stage, six articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Only a few articles considered the population of the elderly workers, often with a short follow-up period. Strategies to manage stress with organizational procedures are scarce. Mechanisms implicated in the development of cognitive impairment due to stress are not fully explained and seem to include a chronical decrease in the inhibitory process of neurological pathways. Further research that focused on strategies to manage stress in elderly workers, with the aim of preventing cognitive impairment processes, is warranted.
A New Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT) to Assess the Quality of Life at Work in the Italian Academic Context
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 21-03-2022
Abstract: The present study provides evidence for a valid and reliable tool, the Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT), to investigate the quality of life at work in academics within the Italian university sector. The AQ@workT was developed by the QoL@Work research team, namely a group of expert academics in the field of work and organizational psychology affiliated with the Italian Association of Psychologists. The tool is grounded in the job demands-resources model and its psychometric properties were assessed in three studies comprising a wide s le of lecturers, researchers, and professors: a pilot study (N = 120), a calibration study (N = 1084), and a validation study (N = 1481). Reliability and content, construct, and nomological validity were supported, as well as measurement invariance across work role (researchers, associate professors, and full professors) and gender. Evidence from the present study shows that the AQ@workT represents a useful and reliable tool to assist university management to enhance quality of life, to manage work-related stress, and to mitigate the potential for harm to academics, particularly during a pandemic. Future studies, such as longitudinal tests of the AQ@workT, should test predictive validity among the variables in the tool.
Employees’ perceptions of email communication, volume and management strategies in an Australian university
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-03-2015
Addressing Risks: Mental Health, Work-Related Stress, and Occupational Disease Management to Enhance Well-Being 2019
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 20-06-2020
DOI: 10.1155/2020/1863153
A Longitudinal Test of the Job Demands-Resources Model among Australian University Academics
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-09-2011
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Related Funding Activities
Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100853
Start Date: 03-2019
End Date: 12-2023
Amount: $480,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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