BackgroundAdverse psychosocial working environments characterized by job strain (the
combination of high demands and low control at work) are associated with an increased risk …

Mainstream psychological stress theory claims that it is important to include information on
people's ways of coping with work stress when assessing the impact of stressful …

There is an “infodemic” associated with the COVID-19 pandemic—an overabundance of
valid and invalid information. Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, appraise …

Importance Mental health problems are associated with considerable occupational, medical,
social, and economic burdens. Psychosocial stressors at work have been associated with a …

The ability to retain and engage employees is now, more than ever, a major strategic issue
for organizations in the context of a pandemic paired with a persistent labor shortage. To this …

This study aimed to find out which countries around the world require psychosocial hazards
and workplace violence to be assessed by employers through a mandatory occupational …

In this exciting new book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the
evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He …

Stress is related to goals being thwarted. Arguably, protecting one's self, both in terms of
personal self-esteem and in terms of social self-esteem, is among the most prominent goals …

In principle, different measurement approaches towards assessing ERI are feasible. To
some extent, contextual information (eg job descriptions, level of salary, career mobility, job …

Challenges when many people moved their jobs from the office to home because of COVID-
19 pandemic restrictions have put stress on employees' daily routine and professional lives …