Psychosoziale Arbeitsbedingungen und mentale Gesundheit der Babyboomergeneration

Tophoven, Silke; Tisch, Anita; Rauch, Anna-Sophia; Burghardt, Amy R.

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“…In regard to possible mental and emotional strains, our results show that while the Baby Boomers have to cope with the need to stay updated and feel the pressure of social-environmental expectations, they lack a deeper understanding of the online activities of their children and grandchildren. Psychosomatic research supports this observation: If still employed, Baby Boomers feel a high pressure in competing with younger colleagues [49]. Targeted coping strategies are needed for this generation, regardless of whether they are still employed or not.…”

Section: Baby Boomersmentioning

confidence: 90%

Expressions of Individualization on the Internet and Social Media: Multigenerational Focus Group Study

Mayer¹,

Alvarez²,

Gronewold³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Growing individualization within the past decades has been described as a fundamental shift in society. Studies have reported how the digital age promotes new forms of individualism with self-tracking technologies and self-presentation in social networks. Potential harmful effects on the mental health of young adults have already been at the forefront of research. However, 2 questions that remain unanswered are how emotional experiences and expressions of self-relatedness differ among generations in their usage of the internet and social media, and if an increasing individualism can be observed by this. Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether the use of the internet and social media has led people to be more concerned about themselves than former generations. The potential consequences of mental and emotional distress among different age groups are analyzed. Methods A focus-group approach was chosen to study the following age groups: Baby Boomers (those born in 1950-1965), Generation X (those born in 1966-1980), and Digital Natives (those born in 1981-2000). We organized 6 focus groups with 36 participants who discussed their private usage of the internet and social media, different devices, platforms and functions, communication behavior, and self-tracking. We applied inductive category formation and followed the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklist. Results We found differences in the 3 studied generations regarding the reasons for their use of the internet and social media, the effects of this use, personal feelings and experiences, expressions of self-relatedness, and social relationships. The Baby Boomers voiced a wish to stay autonomous while being in contact with their personal network. Generation X included enthusiastic members who appreciate self-tracking for curiosity and fascination, as well as people who felt fears about data surveillance. The Digital Natives reported a wish to optimize their own body by self-tracking while being faced with norms and expectations that were communicated via the internet and social media. Conclusions All generations expressed self-relatedness, yet by different means. The Baby Boomers expressed less individualism than Generation X and the Digital Natives, who felt the highest strain due to social comparisons. However, all generations reported specific, potentially problematic consequences for their mental health. Age-specific coping strategies are necessary to promote a mentally healthy way of using the internet and social media.

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Section: Baby Boomersmentioning

confidence: 90%

Expressions of Individualization on the Internet and Social Media: Multigenerational Focus Group Study

Mayer¹,

Alvarez²,

Gronewold³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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“…Several studies have shown the association between adverse psychosocial factors and various outcomes including personal consequences like diabetes [7] , musculoskeletal disorders [8] , work-family conflict [9] , adverse lifestyle [10] , and mental health [11] as well as organizational adverse effects such as absenteeism [12] , intent to leave the job [13] , also, in some studies, an association is found between occupational stress and occupational accidents [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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Assessment of psychosocial factors in office and operational groups of employees of a Regional Electricity Distribution Company in Iran – A case study

Aminian

Moradi

Eftekhari

2018

Heliyon

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BackgroundMany studies have shown an association between unfavorable psychosocial factors and personal and organizational outcomes. In recent years, psychosocial issues have received top priority between work environment factors. This study aimed to provide a first insight into psychosocial stressors in electricity distribution industry in Iran and compare the psychosocial factors between two job categories of office and operational workers.MethodsThe study population was employees of an electricity distribution company in Iran. The standard Persian medium size of Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ) was used in this study to measure psychosocial factors. The questionnaire comprised 5 domains and 26 scale. Mean and standard deviation of each scale and domain were obtained for office and operational workers separately and the results were compared.ResultsHigher scores were obtained in the domain of "job demands" of operational workers. In the domain of "job contents", More Unfavorable condition was obtained for office workers. No significant difference was seen in the domain of "inter personal relationship". More unfavorable scores for operational workers were obtained in the domain of work-individual interface" in a univariate analysis, but after adjusting the confounders including age, type of employment, directorship status and income, multivariate analysis did not show any significant difference. In the domain of "individual Health and well-being", higher scores were obtained for operational workers.ConclusionThis study provides support regarding the differences of psychosocial working environments between office and operational workers in electrical distribution industry. It is worth considering these differences of psychosocial factors at employees scheduling.

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“…Jüngst identifizierte eine Befragung von über 500 Entscheidern aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum das Managen von Veränderungen und den Umgang mit wachsender Komplexität als die größten Herausforderungen von Führungskräften [1]. Generell werden unter Berufstätigen heute erhöhte Stress-und Burnout-Level im Kontext eines Überlastungsempfindens sowie die Zunahme von Arbeitsunfähigkeiten durch psychische Diagnosen berichtet [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Angesichts dessen erfährt in jüngster Zeit das Konzept der Achtsamkeit u. a. zur Stressregulation eine besondere Beachtung und das nicht allein im therapeutischen Umfeld, sondern auch in beruflichen Kontexten [8,9].…”

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Burnout-Prävention und mobile Achtsamkeit: Evaluation eines appbasierten Gesundheitstrainings bei Berufstätigen

2017

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Psychosoziale Arbeitsbedingungen und mentale Gesundheit der Babyboomergeneration

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Expressions of Individualization on the Internet and Social Media: Multigenerational Focus Group Study

Expressions of Individualization on the Internet and Social Media: Multigenerational Focus Group Study

Assessment of psychosocial factors in office and operational groups of employees of a Regional Electricity Distribution Company in Iran – A case study

Burnout-Prävention und mobile Achtsamkeit: Evaluation eines appbasierten Gesundheitstrainings bei Berufstätigen

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