International Journal of Workplace Health Management: Volume 13 Issue 1

The motivating power of gamification: Does the inclusion of game elements increase the effectiveness of worksite health promotion programs?

Liesa Marie Lier, Christopher Breuer

An increasing number of firms have implemented workplace health promotion programmes (WHPPs). However, such programmes can only be effective and economically viable if employees…

Nurses’ emotions, emotional labor, and job satisfaction

Mikyoung Lee, Keum-Seong Jang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between emotional labor, emotions, and job satisfaction among nurses, and explore the mediating role of emotions in the…

Occupational health in mental health services: a qualitative study

Jennifer Oates, Rasiha Hassan

The purpose of this paper is to explore occupational health (OH) clinicians’ perspectives on employee mental health in the mental health workplace in the English National Health…

One-way pendulum?: Staff retention in the NHS: determining the relative salience of recognised drivers of early exit

Andrew K. Weyman, Deborah Roy, Peter Nolan

Staff shortage in the UK National Health Service has a long history, but is widely predicted to become acute over the next decade. Falling enrolment rates in health professional…

Interventions as the centrepiece of psychosocial risk assessment – why so difficult?

Katja Schuller

Due to the “European Union Framework Directive on Safety and Health at work” (Directive 89/391/EEC, 1989), every employer is obliged to avoid psychosocial hazards when designing…

Self-deception, emotional neglect and workplace victimization: A conceptual analysis and ideas for research

Sanket Sunand Dash, Lalatendu Kesari Jena

The purpose of this paper is to define workplace victimization as any behavior that impairs employees’ basic psychological needs and explores the mutually interactive association…

Office cake culture: An exploration of its characteristics, associated behaviours and attitudes among UK office workers; implications for workplace health

Louise Walker, Orla Flannery

The purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of office cake (OC) consumption and the associated attitudes and behaviours among UK office workers to gain insight…