Predicting the Effectiveness of Work-focused Treatment of Common Mental Disorders: The Influence of Baseline Self-efficacy, Depression and Anxiety

Purpose This study examined who benefits most from a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based intervention that aims to enhance return to work (RTW) among employees who are absent due to common mental disorders (CMDs) (e.g., depression, anxiety, or adjustment disorder). We researched the influence of baseline work-related self-efficacy and...

Engagement and burnout at work, and related concepts for the 6th EWCS

Work engagement in Europe: an ultra-short work engagement scale and its relation with related concepts. Research and policy attention on work-related stress, mental health and well-being has increased, both in the international scientific literature as well as in society. Within the latter sphere, the size and burden of mental disorders has...

It's all about CareerSKILLS: Effectiveness of a Career Development Intervention for Young Employees

The aim of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of the CareerSKILLS program, a career development intervention based on career competencies and the JOBS methodology, which aims to stimulate career self-management and well-being of young employees. In a quasi-randomized control trial, the effects of the program were tested in a...

CareerSKILLS: Effectiveness of a career development intervention for young employees

The role of career competencies in the Job Demands: Resources model

This study investigated the role of career competencies as a mediator in the Job Demands — Resources model. Structural equation modeling with data from 305 young employed persons aged 16–30 years showed that career competencies are positively related to job resources and work engagement, but not to job demands and emotional exhaustion....

Young and going strong?: A longitudinal study on occupational health among young employees of different educational levels

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify job characteristics that determine young employees' wellbeing, health, and performance, and to compare educational groups. Design/methodology/approach: Using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and 2-wave longitudinal data (n=1,284), the paper compares employees with a lower educational level...

Work-Focused Treatment of Common Mental Disorders and Return to Work: A Comparative Outcome Study

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two individual-level psychotherapy interventions: (a) treatment as usual consisting of cognitive– behavioral therapy (CBT) and (b) work-focused CBT (W-CBT) that integrated work aspects early into the treatment. Both interventions were carried out by psychotherapists with employees on sick...

Conceptual frameworks of individual work performance: A systematic review

Objective: Individual work performance is differently conceptualized and operationalized in different disciplines. The aim of the current review was twofold: (1) identifying conceptual frameworks of individual work performance and (2) integrating these to reach a heuristic conceptual framework. Methods: A systematic review was conducted in...

Return to work among employees with mental health problems: Development and validation of a self-efficacy questionnaire

Because of the costs to both the organization and the individual, it is important that employees who are sick-listed with mental health problems are facilitated in their return to work (RTW). In order to provide adequate interventions, it is necessary to obtain a better understanding of the RTW process of people with mental health problems. Work...

Coping and sickness absence

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the role of coping styles in sickness absence. In line with findings that contrast the reactive-passive focused strategies, problem-solving strategies are generally associated with positive results in terms of well-being and overall health outcomes; our hypothesis is that such strategies are...

Distress or no distress, that's the question: A cutoff point for distress in a working population

Background. The objective of the present study is to establish an optimal cutoff point for distress measured with the corresponding scale of the 4DSQ, using the prediction of sickness absence as a criterion. The cutoff point should result in a measure that can be used as a credible selection instrument for sickness absence in occupational health...

All day and all of the night: the relative contribution of two dimensions of workaholism to well-being in self-employed workers

This study examined the associations between workaholism and perceived health (exhaustion, physical complaints, and feelings of professional efficacy) in a sample of 477 Dutch self-employed workers. We defined workaholism as having two components: (1) spending many hours on one's work, and (2) the inability to detach from work. We expected that...

Is burnout related to allostatic load?

Background: Burnout has a negative impact on physical health, but the mechanisms underlying this relation remain unclear. To elucidate these mechanisms, possible mediating physiological systems or risk factors for adverse health in burned-out employees should be investigated. Goal: The aim of the present study among 290 Dutch managers was to...

Can sickness absence be reduced by stress reduction programs: On the effectiveness of two approaches

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two brief preventive stress reduction programs - a cognitive focused program and a combined intervention of physical exercise and relaxation - on sickness absence in stressed and non-stressed employees working in various jobs in a telecom company. Methods: The study was...

The effect of a cognitive and a physical stress-reducing programme on psychological complaints

Objectives: To investigate the short-term and long-term effectiveness of two, brief, preventive, work stress management programmes. One programme was a cognition-focused programme, the other was a newly developed intervention in which physical exercise and relaxation were combined. It was hypothesised that the newly developed intervention would...

Risicogroepen en risicofactoren bij vermoeidheid onder werkenden

In deze studie wordt ingegaan op de prevalentie van twee vormen van vermoeidheid onder werkenden, respectievelijk algemene (niet aan de werksituatie gebonden) en specifieke (aan de werksituatie gebonden) vermoeidheid. Dit laatste vormt de kern van een fenomeen waarvoor verschillende termen in omloop zijn die deels overlappen en deels een andere...

Psychische vermoeidheid en werk: Cijfers, trends en analyses

Dit rapport, dat een overzicht wil bieden van de huidige stand van zaken met betrekking tot psychische vermoeidheid en werk, is geschreven in het kader van het door de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) gesubsidieerde onderzoeksprogramma 'Psychische Vermoeidheid in de Arbeidssituatie' (PVA), waarin Nederlandse...

Gezonder werken: minder verzuim! : handleiding voor integrale gezondheidsbevordering op het werk

Dit boek is een handleiding voor het opzetten en uitvoeren van gezondheidsbevorderende activiteiten binnen bedrijven. Het doel van die activiteiten is het bevorderen van de veiligheid, de gezondheid en het welzijn van werknemers en daarmee het terugdringen van het ziekteverzuim. Ook wordt aandacht geschonken aan de kosten en baten van integrale...