Does survey feedback enhance the psychosocial work environment and decrease sick leave?

Björklund, Christina; Grahn, Anders; Jensen, Iréne; Bergström, Günnar

doi:10.1080/13594320601112169

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“…A similar result was found in the AHA study. The intervention on the organizational level, so-called survey feedback, did not contribute to a decrease in sick leave but did contribute to improvements in organizational commitment and perception of leadership 107 . The results of the study by Lindström et al 26 also demonstrated that a workplace intervention could have an effect on job and organizational characteristics, and thus on organizational effectiveness.…”

Section: Workplace Health Promotionmentioning

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The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

Lohela-Karlsson

Björklund

Jensen

2010

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Section: Workplace Health Promotionmentioning

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“…The feedback on the results was presented at work group level in conjunction with the performed assessment, and was done according to the survey feedback method. A more detailed description of the AHA study is presented elsewhere 106,107 .…”

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The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

Lohela-Karlsson

Björklund

Jensen

2010

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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“…Different studies found that supervisors can facilitate interventions by assuming an active role [17], providing feedback [18] and supportive behaviours to employees [19], and developing action plans [18]. On the contrary, supervisors may inhibit the psychosocial work environment changes if they do not have proper awareness of the stressful job effects on workers, do not feel equipped to deal with work stress, or perceive this issue as irrelevant to their staff [20].…”

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Psychometric Properties of a 36-Item Version of the “Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool”

Toderi

Sarchielli

2016

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The development of supervisors’ behaviours has been proposed as an innovative approach for the reduction of employees’ work stress. The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) developed the “Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool” (SMCIT), designed to be used within a learning and development intervention. However, its psychometric properties have never been evaluated, and the length of the questionnaire (66 items) limits its practical applicability. We developed a brief 36-item version of the questionnaire, assessed its psychometric properties and studied the relationship with the employees’ psychosocial work environment. 353 employees filled in the brief SMCIT and the “Stress Management Indicator Tool”. The latter is a self-report questionnaire developed by the UK HSE, measuring workers’ perceptions of seven dimensions of the psychosocial work environment that if not properly managed can lead to harm. Data were analysed with structural equation modelling and multiple regressions. The results confirmed the factorial structure of the brief SMCIT questionnaire and mainly supported the convergent validity and internal consistency of the scales. Furthermore, with few exceptions, the relations hypothesized between supervisors’ competencies and the psychosocial work environment were confirmed, supporting the criterion validity of the revised questionnaire and the UK HSE framework. We conclude that the brief 36-item version of the SMCIT represents an important step toward the development of interventions directed at supervisors and we discuss the practical implications for work stress prevention.

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“…The outcome was fairly satisfactory, as 9 of the 24 analyzed scales functioned well across all occupational groups, and a majority of the remaining scales showed measurement invariance, at least across some groups. The QPS Nordic has subsequently been used in several large-scale projects (Bergström, Brodin, Bertilsson & Jensen, 2007;Björklund, Grahn, Jensen & Bergström).…”

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Psychometric properties of scales in the General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work (QPS_Nordic): Confirmatory factor analysis and prediction of certified long‐term sickness absence

Wännström

Peterson

Åsberg

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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Psychometric properties, particularly predictive validity, of scales in the General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work (QPS(Nordic)) were assessed. The analysis is confined to the scales in the QPS(Nordic,) and 24 of the 26 scales are included. A large group of Swedish county council employees (n= 3,976; response rate = 65%) participated in a study and were given the QPS(Nordic). Register data for long-term sick leave (>90 days), with diagnosis, were used for predictive analysis. The following main results were obtained: Reliability was generally satisfactory, confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit, concurrent validity was good, some less often investigated organizational variables predicted sickness absence, and scales were differentially associated with absence due to psychiatric and musculoskeletal disorders. In conclusion, the psychometric testing of the QPS(Nordic) so far suggests that it is a good instrument for assessing health-related factors at work.

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Does survey feedback enhance the psychosocial work environment and decrease sick leave?

Cited by 32 publications

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The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

Psychometric Properties of a 36-Item Version of the “Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool”

Psychometric properties of scales in the General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work (QPS_Nordic): Confirmatory factor analysis and prediction of certified long‐term sickness absence

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Does survey feedback enhance the psychosocial work environment and decrease sick leave?

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The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

The Effects of Psychosocial Work Factors on Production Loss, and the Mediating Effect of Employee Health

Psychometric Properties of a 36-Item Version of the “Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool”

Psychometric properties of scales in the General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work (QPSNordic): Confirmatory factor analysis and prediction of certified long‐term sickness absence

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