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Social Stressors at Work and Sleep During Weekends: The Mediating Role of Psychological Detachment by Pereira, Diana, Elfering, Achim

“…Social stressors at work may result in long-term health impairments if recovery is insufficient. In the present psychophysiological field study, we tested…”
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Short-term effects of social stressors at work on rumination and physical symptoms in social workers by EGGLI, Andrea, ROMANO-PEREIRA, Diana, ELFERING, Achim

“…The present study focuses on social stressors at work and the development of physical symptoms in social workers on a daily basis. In a seven-day diary study…”
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Holacracy, a modern form of organizational governance predictors for person-organization-fit and job satisfaction by Weirauch, Lena, Galliker, Sibylle, Elfering, Achim

“…This study compares illegitimate tasks and appreciation in traditional work organisations and holacracy work organisations based in Switzerland and Germany. In…”
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How Workload and Coworker Support Relate to Emotional Exhaustion: The Mediating Role of Sickness Presenteeism by Baeriswyl, Sophie, Krause, Andreas, Elfering, Achim, Berset, Martial

“…As the central strain dimension of burnout, emotional exhaustion is a popular indicator of poor mental health in work and organizational psychology. Based on…”
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You want me to do what? Two daily diary studies of illegitimate tasks and employee well-being by Eatough, Erin M., Meier, Laurenz L., Igic, Ivana, Elfering, Achim, Spector, Paul E., Semmer, Norbert K.

“…Illegitimate tasks, a recently introduced occupational stressor, are tasks that violate norms about what an employee can reasonably be expected to do. Because…”
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When Unnecessary Tasks Weigh Heavily on the Back: A Diary Study on Musculoskeletal Pain by Faes, Yannik, Elfering, Achim

“…Background: Auxiliary tasks such as administrative work often include tasks that are unnecessary in the view of workers but still have to be done. These tasks…”
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Reducing work interruptions and work-related interruptions of employees’ leisure time through job analysis and leadership coaching by GALLIKER, Sibylle, SCHMID, Tobias, HOLTFORTH, Martin grosse, ELFERING, Achim

“…The study tested a brief intervention to stimulate and help supervisors reduce work-related interruptions among their employees, both at work and during…”
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Working from home: Cognitive irritation as mediator of the link between perceived privacy and sleep problems by WÜTSCHERT, Milena Sina, PEREIRA, Diana, SCHULZE, Hartmut, ELFERING, Achim

“…Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many employees have been required to work full or part-time at home. This paper investigates the impact of perceived privacy…”
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Self-directed learning among general practitioners in the German-speaking part of Switzerland: a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews by Wohlfarth, Benny, Linder, Noa, Schmitz, Felix Michael, Hari, Roman, Elfering, Achim, Guttormsen, Sissel

“…This research aimed to investigate the self-directed learning (SDL) habits of Swiss general practitioners from the German-speaking part of Switzerland,…”
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SOS—Appreciation overboard! Illegitimacy and psychologists’ job satisfaction by KOTTWITZ, Maria Undine, PFISTER, Isabel Barbara, ELFERING, Achim, SCHUMMER, Steffen Erik, IGIC, Ivana, OTTO, Kathleen

“…In the globalized and rapidly evolving work environment, deficiencies in job design are a common reason that employees must sometimes complete tasks that are…”
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How are social stressors at work related to well-being and health? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Gerhardt, Christin, Semmer, Norbert K, Sauter, Sabine, Walker, Alexandra, de Wijn, Nathal, Kälin, Wolfgang, Kottwitz, Maria U, Kersten, Bernd, Ulrich, Benjamin, Elfering, Achim

“…Social relationships are crucial for well-being and health, and considerable research has established social stressors as a risk for well-being and health…”
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Teacher’s sleep quality: linked to social job characteristics? by KOTTWITZ, Maria U., GERHARDT, Christin, PEREIRA, Diana, ISELI, Lionel, ELFERING, Achim

“…Besides dealing with high workload, being a teacher is challenging with respect to the social context. There is increasing evidence that adverse social job…”
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Comprehensiveness and validity of a multidimensional assessment in patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort study by Benz, Thomas, Lehmann, Susanne, Elfering, Achim, Sandor, Peter S, Angst, Felix

“…Chronic low back pain is a multidimensional syndrome affecting physical activity and function, health-related quality of life and employment status. The aim of…”
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Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction by Zürcher, Andrea, Galliker, Sibylle, Jacobshagen, Nicola, Lüscher Mathieu, Peter, Eller, Andrea, Elfering, Achim

“…During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vocational counselors in Switzerland more frequently worked from home (WFH) and less frequently worked…”
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Illegitimate Tasks and Sleep Quality: An Ambulatory Study by Pereira, Diana, Semmer, Norbert K., Elfering, Achim

“…The current study investigated the short‐term effect of illegitimate tasks on sleep quality, assessed by actigraphy. Seventy‐six employees of different service…”
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Workflow interruptions, social stressors from supervisor(s) and attention failure in surgery personnel by PEREIRA, Diana, MÜLLER, Patrick, ELFERING, Achim

“…Workflow interruptions and social stressors among surgery personnel may cause attention failure at work that may increase rumination about work issues during…”
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Short-term Effects of Social Exclusion at Work and Worries on Sleep by Pereira, Diana, Meier, Laurenz L., Elfering, Achim

“…The present study investigated short‐term effects of daily social exclusion at work on various indicators of sleep quality and tested the mediating role of…”
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Workflow interruptions, cognitive failure and near-accidents in health care by Elfering, Achim, Grebner, Simone, Ebener, Corinne

“…Errors are frequent in health care. A specific model was tested that affirms failure in cognitive action regulation to mediate the influence of nurses'…”
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Great Expectations: Really the Novel Predictor of Outcome After Spinal Surgery? by MANNION, Anne F, JUNGE, Astrid, ELFERING, Achim, DVORAK, Jiri, PORCHET, Frangois, GROB, Dieter

“…Prospective study. The present study compared different theories on the role of expectations in a group of patients undergoing lumbar decompression surgery…”
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No evidence for an effect of working from home on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers: Short-term impact of COVID-19 by Aegerter, Andrea M., Deforth, Manja, Johnston, Venerina, Sjøgaard, Gisela, Volken, Thomas, Luomajoki, Hannu, Dratva, Julia, Dressel, Holger, Distler, Oliver, Elfering, Achim, Melloh, Markus

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of working from home on neck pain (NP) among office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods…”
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