Roger Persson
Lund University, Psychology, Faculty Member
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Psykologyrket kan ta sig manga olika former och uttryck. Darfor ar de arbetsmiljoer och vardagssituationer yrkesverksamma psykologer moter hogst varierande. En del psykologer ar verksamma inom offentlig sektor, andra inom privat sektor.... more
Psykologyrket kan ta sig manga olika former och uttryck. Darfor ar de arbetsmiljoer och vardagssituationer yrkesverksamma psykologer moter hogst varierande. En del psykologer ar verksamma inom offentlig sektor, andra inom privat sektor. En del psykologer arbetar med utvecklingsfragor och barn och ungdomar, andra med rehabiliteringsfragor och aldre manniskor. Resurser, problem och malgrupper kan variera stort och darmed ocksa de villkor och forutsattningar enskilda psykologer har for att utova sin profession. Det har sedan en tid tillbaka pagatt en diskussion bland Sveriges Psykologforbunds (SPF)medlemmar, vilken handlat om medlemmarnas arbetsmiljoforhallanden. Det har i detta sammanhang bland annat framkommit att det saknas kunskap kring arbetsmiljoforhallanden, vilket upplevs forsvara ett fordjupat och kvalificerat asiktsutbyte. I forlangningen av denna diskussion har det formulerats en onskan fran ledningen och medlemmar i SPF att forsoka ta ett relativt brett grepp om situationen...
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Studies suggest that the psychological disorder arising after long-term stress differs from depression and anxiety disorders. In Sweden this stress-related condition is called exhaustion disorder (ED). ED is assigned the ICD-10 diagnostic... more
Studies suggest that the psychological disorder arising after long-term stress differs from depression and anxiety disorders. In Sweden this stress-related condition is called exhaustion disorder (ED). ED is assigned the ICD-10 diagnostic code F43.8. The Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS) has been developed in order to assist in diagnosing patients with ED. KEDS is a short (9 items) questionnaire that addresses the core symptoms of ED: Problems with cognitive functioning, physical and mental stamina, sleeping problems, ability to recover, sensitivity to sensory impressions, reactions to demands, and feelings of irritability and anger. KEDS has been validated in Swedish ED patients and healthy individuals and showed good discriminatory power (A. Besèr et al., Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2014, 55, 72–82). In response to the need to identify the health condition associated with long-term stress, we decided to translate KEDS into Danish, and to test it in a group of patients in occupational health clinics in Denmark. The purpose was to investigate to which extent KEDS is able to discriminate between stress-related disorders and other disorders. In the present paper we will present the translation process, the design of the test procedure, as well as preliminary test results.
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Sedan 1970-talet har villkoren i arbetslivet förändrats till den grad att det finns fog för att tala om en industriell revolution. Det svenska näringslivet har blivit alltmer internationaliserat och beroende av en global marknad. Som en... more
Sedan 1970-talet har villkoren i arbetslivet förändrats till den grad att det finns fog för att tala om en industriell revolution. Det svenska näringslivet har blivit alltmer internationaliserat och beroende av en global marknad. Som en följd av det har kraven på organisationer, ...
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When do negative acts reflect experienced workplace bullying? Identifying optimal cut-off points on the Short-Negative Act QuestionnaireP. M. Conway 1,*, A. Hogh 1, E. G. Mikkelsen 2, K. Nabe-Nielsen 3, M. B. Grynderup 3, R. Rugulies 4,... more
When do negative acts reflect experienced workplace bullying? Identifying optimal cut-off points on the Short-Negative Act QuestionnaireP. M. Conway 1,*, A. Hogh 1, E. G. Mikkelsen 2, K. Nabe-Nielsen 3, M. B. Grynderup 3, R. Rugulies 4, P. Roger 5 6, A. M. Hansen 3 41Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2Gemzoe Consult, Aarhus, 3Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, 4National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5Department of Psychology, 6Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Home care for the elderly constitutes a large and growing part of the social welfare system. Though, home care work is associated with a number of work environment-related challenges, including an increased risk for injuries,... more
Home care for the elderly constitutes a large and growing part of the social welfare system. Though, home care work is associated with a number of work environment-related challenges, including an increased risk for injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, high levels of sick leave and staff turnover, as well as stress and high workload, research is sparse. The present study explores local initiatives to improve the work environment initiated by the home care organizations themselves, and asks whether or not these initiatives affected gender equality. A qualitative web survey was sent to Swedish home care organizations, with open questions about change initiatives intended to have a positive effect on the work environment. There is an impressive amount of local work environment-related change initiatives going on. 80 categories of change initiatives were identified in answers from 178 units. However, these change initiatives were seldom evaluated or made accessible to stakeholders outsi...
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While workplace wellness services are proactively established to improve well-being and reduce sickness absence, knowledge of reasons for using these services remains sparse. This study investigates which factors determine use of an... more
While workplace wellness services are proactively established to improve well-being and reduce sickness absence, knowledge of reasons for using these services remains sparse. This study investigates which factors determine use of an in-house wellness service at a large organization (the Danish Police) with several departments in different geographical locations. All potential users of the Wellness service ( n = 15,284) were invited to respond to a cross-sectional questionnaire. Of 6060 eligible respondents, 58% had used the service at least once (any use) and 17% had used the service at least three times (frequent users). Two items assessed the frequency of statements of justifications for using or not using the Wellness service. Associations between 32 demographic and psychosocial variables and use of the Wellness service were evaluated with unadjusted bivariate logistic regression analyses. The two primary justifications for using the Wellness service were: to get a blood pressure assessment (37%) and to rehabilitate injury (26%). The two most common justifications for not using the Wellness service were: no perceived need (44%) and already physically active (34%). Of the 32 demographical and psychosocial variables included, 28 were associated with any use and 24 with frequent use. Use of the Wellness service appears to be driven by a complex configuration of factors that resist easy translation into practical advice. Non-participation was accounted for in terms of both positive and negative barriers. Use of the service for purposes of primary prevention and health promotion was, relatively speaking, lagging behind.
Research Interests: Psychology, Police, Medicine, Logistic Regression, Denmark, and 14 moreHumans, Female, Journal Article, Male, Psychosocial, Middle Aged, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Occupational therapy services in mental health services, Cross sectional Study, Cross Sectional Studies, service Business, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Medical and Health Sciences
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I denna text skisseras forskningen vid avdelningen for Arbets- och organisationspsykologi vid Institutionen for Psykologi, Lunds Universitet. Avdelningen bestar idag av tva doktorander, ett 10-tal forskare/larare samt nagra mer lost... more
I denna text skisseras forskningen vid avdelningen for Arbets- och organisationspsykologi vid Institutionen for Psykologi, Lunds Universitet. Avdelningen bestar idag av tva doktorander, ett 10-tal forskare/larare samt nagra mer lost tillknutna kollegor. Samarbete sker med flera interdisciplinara forskningsmiljoer pa Lunds Universitet. Exempelvis ar avdelningen idag representerad i tva fakultetsoverskridande forskningsmiljoer: ”Metalund” och ”Centre for Healthy Indoor Environments(CHIE)” vilka primart samlar forskare fran de medicinska och tekniska fakulteterna. Dartill medverkar avdelningen till det nystartade ”SamTech – en tankesmedja om teknik och samhallsvetenskap”. SamTech ar ett samarbete mellan Samhallsvetenskapliga fakultetens olika institutioner och syftar till att styrka det samhallsvetenskapliga perspektivet pa teknikfragor. Till dessa samarbeten kan laggas alla de nationella och internationella kontakter som enskilda forskare inom avdelningen har upparbetat genom aren och underhaller via deltagande i olika forskningssamarbeten. Forskningen i arbets- och organisationspsykologi i Lund sker som sig bor i nara samverkan med det omgivande samhallet och angransande akademiska discipliner. Innehallsmassigt speglar forskningen arbetslivets manga skiftningar och nyanser samt enskilda forskares varierande intressen och specifika kompetenser. Just nu forskas det bland annat om metoder for att identifiera tidiga tecken pa utmattning, skolledares arbetsmiljo och halsa, larares arbetsmiljo och halsa, arbetsmiljoni hemtjansten, kollegialt stod och arbetsmotivation, ohovlighet i arbetslivet, kreativt ledarskap och framjande av kreativitet i grupp, bristfalligt ledarskap och skadeprevention. Nedan redogors kortfattat for nagra forskningsprojekt som pagar, ar nyligen avslutade eller har just paborjats. (Less)
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Background Few studies have assessed the mental health of principals, or studied associations with both organizational and social work environment factors and occupational balance. The purpose of the present study was therefore to... more
Background Few studies have assessed the mental health of principals, or studied associations with both organizational and social work environment factors and occupational balance. The purpose of the present study was therefore to investigate associations between supporting and demanding organizational and social work environment factors, occupational balance and stress symptoms in principals. Methods A total of 4309 surveys (2316 from the first round, 1992 from the second round), representing 2781 Swedish principals who had responded to at least one of two surveys, were included in the present study. The surveys include questions about socio-demographic factors, occupational balance, overtime work, and supporting and demanding organizational and social work environment factors, as well as questions about personal stress and exhaustion. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) models were used to specify a repeated measures model with a dichotomous outcome (binary logistic regression)...
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Research Interests: Cognitive Science, Personality, Intelligence, Cognition, Personality Disorders, and 15 moreMedicine, Anxiety, Humans, Personality Assessment Inventory, Aggression, Female, Male, Big Five Personality Traits, Defense Mechanisms, Health Status, Middle Aged, Adult, Cognitive Ability, Conceptualization, and ANXIETY
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The relationship between personality traits and cognitive performance was studied in two groups: men with symptoms and neuropsychological test results compatible with toxic encephalopathy (TE) and demographically similar healthy men (N=57... more
The relationship between personality traits and cognitive performance was studied in two groups: men with symptoms and neuropsychological test results compatible with toxic encephalopathy (TE) and demographically similar healthy men (N=57 per group). Personality traits were assessed with the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP). The neuropsychological examination included 13 tests covering various functional domains. The TE group displayed elevated scores on all three KSP anxiety scales as well as an elevated impulsiveness score. Furthermore, the TE group had a lower score on the socialization scale than did the referent group. Different relationships between personality dispositions and cognitive functioning emerged in the two groups. Within the referent group the highest correlations were observed between KSP anxiety and socialization scale scores and reaction times measures. This pattern did not appear in the TE group; instead, divergent and a few weak relationships emerged. These relationships involved correlations between the KSP monotony avoidance score and some motor speed scores. By dividing the referent group into low anxiety and high anxiety subgroups on the basis of the multi-component anxiety scale score, it was shown that the test scores in the high anxiety subgroup mostly were indistinguishable from the scores in the TE group. In contrast, the low anxiety group had higher test scores than the TE group in 8 of the 13 tests. In conclusion, the expected relationship between anxiety and cognitive vigilance is absent in TE cases. This indicates that the neuropsychological performance decrement in TE cases is not primarily related to elevated mental distress, but is probably dominated by the effects of organic brain impairment. Thus, in TE cases low neuropsychological test scores should not be regarded as a consequence of emotional symptoms. Furthermore, personality traits may be considered as potential confounders even if traditional matching by demographic criteria has been successfully implemented.
Research Interests: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuropsychology, Personality, Mental Health, and 15 moreCognition, Medicine, Anxiety, Neurotoxicology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, General Health Questionnaire, Occupational Exposure, ANXIETY, Job Content Questionnaire, Neurosciences, Personality Trait, Neuropsychological Tests, and Personality Inventory
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Main Abstract Content: Purpose To investigate the association between conflict frequency and bullying at T1 and T2, moderation of individual conflict management styles and mediation of negative acts. Methodology Data from the Workplace... more
Main Abstract Content: Purpose To investigate the association between conflict frequency and bullying at T1 and T2, moderation of individual conflict management styles and mediation of negative acts. Methodology Data from the Workplace Bullying and Harassment cohort (2006-2008) were analysed cross-sectionally (n=3363) and longitudinally (n=1664). Measures: conflict frequency; three individual conflict management styles (Active-Constructive, Active-Destructive and Passive-Avoiding); the Negative Acts Questionnaire; being a target or perpetrator of bullying. All analyses were adjusted for gender, age, workplace fairness and supervisor’s conflict solving abilities. Results Cross-sectional findings: Higher conflict frequency was significantly associated with more negative acts and a higher risk of being a target or perpetrator. Among those higher in Passive-Avoidant conflict management style, there was a stronger association of conflict frequency with both negative acts and being a target or perpetrator. Longitudinal findings: Higher conflict frequency (T1) was associated with more negative acts (β=0.23, p<.001) and higher risk of being a target (β=0.13, p<.001) or perpetrator (β=0.11, p<.001) (T2). Passive-Avoidant conflict management style enhanced the association between conflicts and being a target of bullying (β=0.18, p<.01). The association between conflicts (T1) and being target or perpetrator (T2) was mediated by negative acts (T1). Limitations The associations were significant only in the cross-sectional analyses and in longitudinal analyses not adjusted for baseline levels of the outcome: Inferences about causality should be cautious. Practical implications Implementation of conflict management strategies should focus on the Active-Constructive style. Value: This is the first study testing 2-year associations between conflicts and bullying with negative acts as a mediator. (Less)