Occupational Health Psychology: From Preventive Medicine to Psychologically Healthy Workplaces

Macik-Frey, Marilyn; Quick, James Campbell; Nelson, Debra L.

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“…Research on health is thus of vital importance in positive organisational behaviour research (Donaldson & Ko, 2010). However, health and well-being as concepts of positive organisational behaviour have rarely been researched in terms of gender (Macik-Frey, Quick, Quick & Nelson, 2009) and a void has been highlighted (Sandelands, 2002;Seligman, 2011), particularly in the South African context (Mayer, 2011).…”

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Perspectives of female leaders on sense of coherence and mental health in an engineering environment

Mayer

Zyl

2013

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: Positive organisational behaviour impacts strongly on various individual and work-related outcomes. Gender perspectives in this paradigm have not yet been comprehensively researched.Research purpose: This article explores female perspectives on mental health and sense of coherence. The aim is to promote an understanding of gender-related subjective perceptions on mental health and sense of coherence from an emic perspective.Motivation for the study: Limited research exists regarding the perceptions of positive leadership behaviour of female leaders within South African who experience unique challenges within the business environment and remain healthy at the same time.Research design, approach and method: Data from a mixed-method research study are presented, thereby providing insights into quantitative and in-depth qualitative empirical data from 15 female leaders. The study followed a single, embedded case study approach.Main findings: The main findings show that sense of coherence, mental health and gender awareness are connected. Female leaders with a high sense of coherence refer to gender in a positive or neutral way in a male-dominated work environment. The results emphasise individual and social health-promoting strategies in an organisation and the way personal life orientation contributes to individual (mental) health.Practical/managerial implications: Organisations need to focus more on promoting mental health in terms of gender and gender-related positive psychology frames.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to the literature on gender within the positive organisational behaviour paradigm, presents recommendations for future research and highlights the practical implications for organisations.

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Perspectives of female leaders on sense of coherence and mental health in an engineering environment

Mayer

Zyl

2013

SA j ind psychol

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“…The rationale for this argument is based on (1) the classic work of Karasek () and Karasek and Theorell (), which revealed the importance of job decision latitude in two distinct national contexts (i.e. the United States and Sweden); and (2) relevance of alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules that increase the amount of control that one has in one's work role in reducing work–family conflict (Golden, Veiga, & Simsek, ; Macik‐Frey, Quick, Quick, & Nelson, ). However, in examining the recent research findings on work–family relationships (see Bellavia & Frone, ; Pitt‐Catsouphes et al., ; Frone, ; Kossek & Lambert, ; Poelmans, ), we did not locate any empirical study that examined the moderating role of decision latitude on the relationship between work–family conflict and psychological strain.…”

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Work–Family Conflict and Organisationally Valued Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Decision Latitude in Five National Contexts

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The moderating role of decision latitude on the relationship between work–family conflict and psychological strain was examined across five countries. It was hypothesised that decision latitude would moderate the relationship more strongly in the individualistic countries (the United States and Canada) than in the collectivistic countries (India, Indonesia, and South Korea). The results supported the hypotheses of this five‐country‐based cross‐national investigation. The implications of the findings for theory and practice in the area of international and cross‐cultural research on work and family conflicts in the organisational context are discussed.

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“…These approaches demonstrate a shift from preventive medicine towards health psychology concepts in the workplace. However, positive health psychology concepts in organisations have rarely been researched in terms of gender (Macik-Frey, Quick, Quick, & Nelson, 2009) and new research studies in the South African context have only recently tried to address the void (Mayer & Van Zyl, 2013). One qualitative study found that particularly female leaders define "healthy organisations" as inclusive of physical, social, psychological and emotional factors (Mayer & Boness, 2011).…”

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Balancing the Scales of Gender and Culture in Contemporary South Africa

Mayer

Barnard

2015

Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture

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Occupational Health Psychology: From Preventive Medicine to Psychologically Healthy Workplaces

Cited by 14 publications

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Perspectives of female leaders on sense of coherence and mental health in an engineering environment

Perspectives of female leaders on sense of coherence and mental health in an engineering environment

Work–Family Conflict and Organisationally Valued Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Decision Latitude in Five National Contexts

Balancing the Scales of Gender and Culture in Contemporary South Africa

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