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A Psychologically Healthy Workplace has been defined as: Workplaces where resources at the individual, team, leader, and organizational levels are promoted to ensure employee well-being and performance (Day & Neilson, 2017).
Research shows that there are 4 types of resources that contribute to a psychologically healthy work setting. We reviewed the scientific research on the topic and summarized the key findings below.
Think about how you can measure and promote each of these resources in your organization. Contact us to find out how we can help you get started.
Day, A.L., & Nielsen, K. (2017). What Does Our Organization Do to Help Our Well‐Being? Creating Healthy Workplaces and Workers.
Frazier, M.L., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R.L., Pezeshkan, A. and Vracheva, V. (2017), Psychological Safety: A Meta-Analytic Review and Extension. Personnel Psychology, 70: 113-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12183
Newman, A., Donohue, R., & Eva, N. (2017). Psychological safety: A systematic review of the literature. Human resource management review, 27(3), 521-535.
Nielsen, K., Nielsen, M. B., Ogbonnaya, C., Känsälä, M., Saari, E., & Isaksson, K. (2017). Workplace resources to improve both employee well-being and performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Work & Stress, 31(2), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2017.1304463
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