Outputs (26)

Stress Management Competency Framework in English policing (2019)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Jachens, L., Randall, R., Colwell, J., & Gardner, S. (2019). Stress Management Competency Framework in English policing. Occupational Medicine, 70(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqz143

Background
The UK Health and Safety Executive’s Stress Management Competency Framework and associated questionnaire, the Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool (SMCIT), address line managers’ behaviours across four competency areas. The applica... Read More about Stress Management Competency Framework in English policing.

Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Jachens, L., & Houdmont, J. (2019). Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), Article 4169. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214169

The Job Demand-Control-Support (JDC-S) and Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) models dominate psychosocial work environment research and practice, with their independent and collective contributions to employee health having been extensively demonstrated.... Read More about Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach.

Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Lai, B., Coman, E., Houdmont, J., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183451

We evaluate the outcomes and processes of a video and web-based worksite exercise intervention for sedentary office workers in China, in a 2-arm cluster-randomised wait-list control trial (n = 282: intervention (INT) n = 196 and wait-list control (WL... Read More about Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation.

Contribution of work ability and core self-evaluations to worker health (2019)
Journal Article
Coomer, K., & Houdmont, J. (2019). Contribution of work ability and core self-evaluations to worker health. Occupational Medicine, 69(5), 366-371. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqz081

Background
Work ability (WA) concerns the capacity to manage job demands in relation to physical and psychological resources. Core self-evaluations (CSE) refer to a composite personality construct comprising self-esteem, locus of control, self-effic... Read More about Contribution of work ability and core self-evaluations to worker health.

What does a single-item measure of job stressfulness assess? (2019)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Jachens, L., Randall, R., Hopson, S., Nuttall, S., & Pamia, S. (2019). What does a single-item measure of job stressfulness assess?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091480

Single-item measures of global job stressfulness are increasingly used in occupational health research, yet their construct validity remains unexplored. This study used a qualitative approach to identify frames of reference that underlie self-ratings... Read More about What does a single-item measure of job stressfulness assess?.

Leaveism in English and Welsh police forces: baseline reference values (2018)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Elliott-Davies, M., & Donnelly, J. (2018). Leaveism in English and Welsh police forces: baseline reference values. Occupational Medicine, 68(9), 593–599. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy147

Background: Leaveism is a recently coined term for alternative attendance behaviours to sickness absence and sickness presence. Initial studies suggest that leaveism might mask the true extent of sickness in organisations and represent a response to... Read More about Leaveism in English and Welsh police forces: baseline reference values.

Process evaluation for stressor reduction interventions in sport (2018)
Journal Article
Randall, R., Nielsen, K., & Houdmont, J. (2019). Process evaluation for stressor reduction interventions in sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 31(1), 47-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2018.1480544

Stressor reduction interventions may have the potential to improve the well-being of those involved in sport. Organizational psychologists have used these primary interventions in various performance domains. The authors describe the stressor reducti... Read More about Process evaluation for stressor reduction interventions in sport.

Effort-reward imbalance and burnout among humanitarian aid workers (2018)
Journal Article
Jachens, L., Houdmont, J., & Thomas, R. (2019). Effort-reward imbalance and burnout among humanitarian aid workers. Disasters, 43(1), 67-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12288

Objectives: This study examined stress-related working conditions – defined in terms of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) – and its association with burnout among a large, international sample of humanitarian aid workers.

Methods: Descriptive statist... Read More about Effort-reward imbalance and burnout among humanitarian aid workers.

Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours (2018)
Journal Article
Richens, I., Houdmont, J., Wapenaar, W., Shortall, O., Kaler, J., O’Connor, H., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.04.010

It has been recognised that few cattle farmers undertake biosecurity practices on their farms. Approaches that take into consideration individuals’ preparedness for change, alongside beliefs thought to motivate the enactment of certain behaviours, ma... Read More about Application of multiple behaviour change models to identify determinants of farmers’ biosecurity attitudes and behaviours.

Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation (2018)
Journal Article
Jachens, L., Houdmont, J., & Thomas, R. (2018). Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation. Disasters, 42(4), 619-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12278

There is a paucity of research into the subjective stress-related experiences of humanitarian aid workers (HAWs). Most studies investigating stress in HAWs focus on trauma and related conditions or adopt a quantitative approach. This interview-based... Read More about Work-related stress in a humanitarian context: a qualitative investigation.