Choral singing as an arts-based organisational intervention: a qualitative study of employees’ experiences

Giaver, Fay; Vaag, Jonas; Wennes, Grete

doi:10.1080/17533015.2016.1182564

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“…In particular, participants showed more organizational commitment and engagement, and an improvement in the psychosocial work environment, compared to non-participants (Giaever et al, 2017;Milch, Vaag, Giaever, & Saksvik, 2013). Kawakami and Kobayashi (2015) found similar effects.…”

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An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

Saksvik

Faergestad

Fossum

et al. 2018

IJWHM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether a successful implementation of an intervention could result in an effect evaluated independently from a process evaluation. It was achieved by evaluating the effects of an intervention, the “employeeship program,” designed to strengthen the psychosocial work environment through raising employees’ awareness and competence in interpersonal relationships and increasing their responsibility for their everyday work and working environment. Design/methodology/approach An employeeship intervention program was developed to improve the psychosocial work environment through reducing conflict among employees and strengthening the social community, empowering leadership, and increasing trust in management. An earlier process evaluation of the program found that it had been implemented successfully. The present effect evaluation supplemented this by examining its effect on the psychosocial work environment using two waves of the organization’s internal survey and comparing changes in the intervention unit at two points and against the rest of the organization. Findings The intervention was effective in improving the psychosocial work environment through reducing conflicts among employees and strengthening the social community, empowering leadership, and increasing trust in management. Research limitations/implications More attention should be paid to developing and increasing positive psychosocial experiences while simultaneously reducing negative psychosocial experiences, as this employeeship intervention demonstrated. Practical implications An intervention focusing on employeeship is an effective way to achieve a healthier psychosocial work environment with demonstrable benefits for individuals and the working unit. Originality/value Although organizational-level interventions are complex processes, evaluations that focus on process and effect can offer insights into the workings of successful interventions.

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An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

Saksvik

Faergestad

Fossum

et al. 2018

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“…Qualitative results. Three primary studies in the qualitative dataset (Baker & Krout, 2012;Giaver et al, 2017;Mellor, 2013) evaluated music interventions. Participants of these music interventions reported a variety of PF outcomes, with two of the three studies reporting several common outcomes.…”

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“…Participants of these music interventions reported a variety of PF outcomes, with two of the three studies reporting several common outcomes. Interestingly, participants of two choral singing interventions (i.e., Giaver et al, 2017;Mellor, 2013), which were conducted with two different populations (university students and municipality employees), both reported creative self-expression and a sense of community and belonging as part of their experience of the intervention. A participant from the Sound of Well-Being intervention, a weekly choral singing intervention which aimed to enhance a sense of well-being in employees, nicely describes these two outcomes in the following quote: Note.…”

Section: Music Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specific personal characteristics such as skill level, personality, self-efficacy, and unique circumstances were identified either as a facilitator or barrier in several studies. For instance, while having a certain level of skill in songwriting was identified as a facilitator in the effectiveness of peercollaborative songwriting (Baker & Krout, 2012), a perception of lack of own vocal skills was identified as unhelpful in choral singing (Giaver et al, 2017). Personal circumstances such as being in a life transition period (Pearce, 2017) acted as a facilitator, as it demonstrated the need for such support.…”

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“…Personal circumstances such as being in a life transition period (Pearce, 2017) acted as a facilitator, as it demonstrated the need for such support. Also, a healthy work environment (Giaver et al, 2017) and support from supervisors (Kometiani, 2017) were indicated as conducive factors in workplace arts and humanities interventions. Finally, the presence and absence of certain norms in the setting were sometimes noted to act as a barrier to experiencing the benefits associated with the intervention (Giaver et al, 2017).…”

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Arts and Humanities Interventions for Flourishing in Healthy Adults: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review

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Jebb

Tay

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The arts and humanities have enriched human life in various ways throughout history. Yet, an analysis of empirical research into the effects of arts and humanities engagement remains incomplete, calling for a systematic and integrative understanding of the role of arts and humanities in promoting human flourishing. The present study used a mixed studies systematic review approach to integrating recent evidence from 27 intervention studies on the effectiveness of arts and humanities interventions on psychological flourishing of healthy adults. Our final dataset both represented quantitative and qualitative data on real-world interventions that encompassed a range of arts and humanities domains, including music, theater, visual arts, and integrative arts. A separate quantitative and qualitative data synthesis on study characteristics and psychological flourishing outcomes and a meta-integration of both types of evidence were conducted. Overall, arts and humanities interventions were associated with positive changes in a range of psychological flourishing outcomes, with overlapping quantitative and qualitative evidence for emotional, social, and sense of self outcomes. A secondary analysis explored key contextual and implementation features that contributed to effectiveness. Recommendations for future research and practice are provided based on our review.

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Choral singing as an arts-based organisational intervention: a qualitative study of employees’ experiences

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

Arts and Humanities Interventions for Flourishing in Healthy Adults: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review

Using Choral Singing to Improve Employee Well-Being and Social Cohesion in the Norwegian Public Sector

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