Search Results - "Houtman, Irene L. D."

Decreasing employees' work stress by a participatory, organizational level work stress prevention approach: a multiple-case study in primary education by Bakhuys Roozeboom, Maartje C, Schelvis, Roosmarijn M C, Houtman, Irene L D, Wiezer, Noortje M, Bongers, Paulien M

“…Work stress is an important problem among employees in education in the Netherlands. The present study aims to investigate the effects of a participatory…”
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"The Very Best of the Millennium": Longitudinal Research and the Demand-Control-(Support) Model by de Lange, Annet H, Taris, Toon W, Kompier, Michiel A. J, Houtman, Irene L. D, Bongers, Paulien M

“…This study addressed the methodological quality of longitudinal research examining R. Karasek and T. Theorell's (1990) demand-control-(support) model and…”
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On the relationships among work characteristics and learning-related behavior: Does age matter? by Lange, Annet H. de, Taris, Toon W, Jansen, Paul, Kompier, Michiel A. J, Houtman, Irene L. D

“…This 3-wave longitudinal study examined (a) the causal direction of the relationships among psychosocial work characteristics (e.g., job demands, job control,…”
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The role of autonomy and social support in the relation between psychosocial safety climate and stress in health care workers by Havermans, Bo M, Boot, Cécile R L, Houtman, Irene L D, Brouwers, Evelien P M, Anema, Johannes R, van der Beek, Allard J

“…Health care workers are exposed to psychosocial work factors. Autonomy and social support are psychosocial work factors that are related to stress, and are…”
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Effect of a participative action intervention program on reducing mental retirement by Huijs, Jenny J J M, Houtman, Irene L D, Taris, Toon W, Blonk, Roland W B

“…The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a stepwise, bottom-up participatory program with a tailor-made intervention process addressing the level…”
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Can labour contract differences in health and work-related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity? by Wagenaar, Alfred F., Kompier, Michiel A. J., Houtman, Irene L. D., van den Bossche, Seth, Smulders, Peter, Taris, Toon W.

“…Study aim We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may…”
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Stress Prevention@Work: a study protocol for the evaluation of a multifaceted integral stress prevention strategy to prevent employee stress in a healthcare organization: a cluster controlled trial by Hoek, Rianne J A, Havermans, Bo M, Houtman, Irene L D, Brouwers, Evelien P M, Heerkens, Yvonne F, Zijlstra-Vlasveld, Moniek C, Anema, Johannes R, van der Beek, Allard J, Boot, Cécile R L

“…Adequate implementation of work-related stress management interventions can reduce or prevent work-related stress and sick leave in organizations. We developed…”
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Who gets fired, who gets re-hired: the role of workers’ contract, age, health, work ability, performance, work satisfaction and employee investments by Wagenaar, Alfred F., Kompier, Michiel A. J., Houtman, Irene L. D., van den Bossche, Seth N. J., Taris, Toon W.

“…Purpose Many workers have been dismissed in the past few years, either becoming unemployed or finding re-employment. The current study examined whether…”
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Effectiveness of a digital platform-based implementation strategy to prevent work stress in a healthcare organization: a 12-month follow-up controlled trial by Havermans, Bo M, Boot, Cécile RL, Brouwers, Evelien PM, Houtman, Irene LD, Heerkens, Yvonne F, Zijlstra-Vlasveld, Moniek C, Twisk, Jos WR, Anema, Johannes R, van der Beek, Allard J

“…Objectives Healthcare workers frequently deal with work stress. This is a risk factor for adverse mental and physical health effects. The objective of this…”
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Different mechanisms to explain the reversed effects of mental health on work characteristics by de Lange, Annet H, Taris, Toon W, Kompier, Michiel AJ, Houtman, Irene LD, Bongers, Paulien M

“…Objectives The number of longitudinal studies reporting evidence for reversed effects of strain on work is growing, but evidence regarding the mechanisms…”
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Development of a new measure for mental retirement; testing of a three-factor structure of mental retirement in different subgroups by Huijs, Jenny J. J. M., Houtman, Irene L. D., Blonk, Roland W. B.

“…Background The aim of this study is to develop a new measure for the concept of mental retirement and test the construct validity of the measure. Employees who…”
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A hard day’s night: a longitudinal study on the relationships among job demands and job control, sleep quality and fatigue by DE LANGE, ANNET H., KOMPIER, MICHIEL A. J., TARIS, TOON W., GEURTS, SABINE A. E., BECKERS, DEBBY G. J., HOUTMAN, IRENE L. D., BONGERS, PAULIEN M.

“…Summary This prospective four‐wave study examined (i) the causal direction of the longitudinal relations among job demands, job control, sleep quality and…”
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Return to work: A comparison of two cognitive behavioural interventions in cases of work-related psychological complaints among the self-employed by Blonk, Roland W. B., Brenninkmeijer, Veerle, Lagerveld, Suzanne E., Houtman, Irene L. D.

“…We investigated the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and a combined intervention of workplace- and individual-focused techniques among…”
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Development of a new measure for mental retirement; testing of a three-factor structure of mentale retirement in different subgroups by Huijs, Jenny J J M, Houtman, Irene L D, Blonk, Roland W B

“…The aim of this study is to develop a new measure for the concept of mental retirement and test the construct validity of the measure. Employees who are…”
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Employment Contracts and Health Selection: Unhealthy Employees Out and Healthy Employees In? by Wagenaar, Alfred F., Kompier, Michiel A. J., Houtman, Irene L. D., van den Bossche, Seth N. J., Taris, Toon W.

“…Objective: The healthy worker effect implies that healthy workers go "up" in employment status whereas less healthy workers go "down" into precarious temporary…”
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Disentangling the causal relationships between work-home interference and employee health by van Hooff, Madelon LM, Geurts, Sabine AE, Taris, Toon W, Kompier, Michiel AJ, Dikkers, Josje SE, Houtman, Irene LD, van den Heuvel, Floor MM

“…Objectives The present study was designed to investigate the causal relationships between (time-and strainbased) work-home interference and employee health…”
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Job Strain in Relation to Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Heart Rate Variability among Female Nurses by Riese, Harriëtte, Van Doornen, Lorenz JP, Houtman, Irene LD, De Geus, Eco JC

“…Objective This study examined the effects of exposure to job strain on independent predictors of cardiovascular disease (ambulatory blood pressure, heart rate,…”
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Process Evaluation of a Digital Platform-Based Implementation Strategy Aimed at Work Stress Prevention in a Health Care Organization by Havermans, Bo M, Boot, Cécile R.L, Brouwers, Evelien P.M, Houtman, Irene L.D, Anema, Johannes R, van der Beek, Allard J

“…OBJECTIVE:The objective was to evaluate the process and feasibility of a digital platform-based implementation strategy aimed at work stress prevention…”
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Effects of Stable and Changing demand-control Histories on Worker Health by de Lange, Annet H, Taris, Toon W, Kompie, Michiel AJ, Houtman, Irene LD, Bongers, Paulien M

“…Objectives The present study examined effects of stability and change in exposure to job demands and job control (demand-control histories) in relation to the…”
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Professional efficacy, exhaustion, and work characteristics among police officers: A longitudinal test of the learning-related predictions of the demand-control model by Taris, Toon W., Kompier, Michiel A. J., Geurts, Sabine A. E., Houtman, Irene L. D., Van Den Heuvel, Floor F. M.

“…The present study addressed the relationships among professional efficacy, emotional exhaustion, and job characteristics (job demands and job control) in the…”
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