Creating healthy, high-performance workplaces: Strategies from health and sports psychology.

Abstract

He is a former president of the Society of Consulting Psychology and served two terms as its APA Council Representative.Sandra Foster was a business coach in private practice for years in Silicon Valley and San Francisco before permanently relocating to London. She was Treasurer for Division 13 and currently cochairs the International Special Interest Group (with Kerry Cronan).

Introducing a new stop smoking service in an acute UK hospital: A qualitative study to evaluate service user experience

“…The strength of motivation varied between participants and previous research suggests many factors affect motivation, for example: lay attributions of illness, mood and stress (Lloyd and Foster, 2006;Townend et al, 2006). Lawrence et al (2010) suggest that normative family beliefs and the expectations of others might sway people towards certain choices.…”

Health-Related Behaviors: A Study Among Former Young Caregivers

“…About 66% of Americans over age 20 are considered overweight or obese (National Center for Health Statistics 2008). Lack of proper nutritional diet and sedentary lifestyles may lead to the development of weight problems, and increase one's risk for cardiovascular diseases (Lloyd and Foster 2006). Perhaps future studies on young caregivers can include questions that delve more deeply into the reasons for sedentary lifestyles and poor diet.…”

“…What might be the reason that our former young caregivers, emerging adult non-caregivers, and Hooker and Kaus's sample of non-caregivers score similar on health habits? Perhaps the general trend in the US toward more sedentary lifestyles, increased risk of obesity, and other unhealthy practices that lead to diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes (Deeks et al 2009;Lloyd and Foster 2006) applies to caregivers and non-caregivers alike, at least for those from emerging adulthood through middle adulthood. Maybe, regardless of the reason, people feel that they lack sufficient time to pursue positive health behaviors like sufficient sleep and proper nutrition (Gallant and Connell 1997;Siskowski 2006).…”

“…Do adults who were young caregivers show poorer health-related behaviors compared to adults who have not been in a caregiving role? This is an important question that deserves further study, because health-risk behaviors such as smoking and drinking, consumption of a high fat diet, and lack of exercise are linked to the development of a variety of diseases including cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes (Deeks et al 2009;Lloyd and Foster 2006). The answers to these questions are not known at this time.…”

Applying Sport Psychology in Business: A Narrative Commentary and Bibliography

“…Lindvall (2004) investigated the effectiveness of leaders using a coaching approach based on communicative strategies to enhance performance. In their discussion of creating healthy, high-performance workplaces, Lloyd and Foster (2006) integrated strategies from health and sport psychology to enhance employee well-being and performance. They focused on the same five mental skills as Foster (2002): performance routines, the capacity to focus and concentrate, mental imagery, self-talk, and activation control.…”