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In Episode 96, we complete our EAOHP Spotlight Mini-Series, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Marijke Verbruggen. We talk about the benefits and challenges of flexible careers, job transitions, and work-life balance. Dr. Verbruggen shares insights on how career mobility affects well-being, the role of government support and employer openness, and how technology and remote work are reshaping our ability to disconnect and thrive.You can find Dr. Verbruggen here and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://eaohp.org/https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00044343 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

What happens when you step outside and truly take in your surroundings? In Episode 95 we chat about a recent paper published by Hilbert et al (2025) in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology exploring how savoring the beauty of nature can help us feel more relaxed, serene, and restored during the workday. We discuss what makes this research so exciting, and what managers (and all of us) can take away to create healthier, more human-centered work environments.Hilbert, M., Finke, M., Küpper, K., Binnewies, C., Berkemeyer, L., & Maunz, L. A. (2025). Look how beautiful! The role of natural environments for employees' recovery and affective well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 30(1), 47–61. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000393 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 94, we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Bram Fleuren. We talk all about sustainable employment and sustainable employability and what it means to help people have healthy, meaningful, and fulfilling employment for as long as they want.You can find Dr. Fleuren here and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://eaohp.org/https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bpi-fleuren/education This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 93 are joined by Dr. Alex Jackson. We talk about his recent paper on barriers and facilitators to healthy choices at work. We talk about how the work environment can nudge you toward or away from healthier eating and exercise!You can find Dr. Jackson here and the paper here.https://cohre.mtsu.edu/staff_alexander-t-jackson/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41542-025-00220-7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 92, we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Maria Charalampous. We talk all about remote e-work and worker wellbeing, particularly for people with disabilities and neurodiversity.You can find Dr. Charalampous here and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://eaohp.org/https://www.uol.ac.cy/en/team/maria-charalambous/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 91 we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Mats Glambek. We talk all about bullying at work.You can find Dr. Glambek here and you can find more about EAOHP here. https://eaohp.org/https://www.bi.edu/about-bi/employees/department-of-leadership-and-organizational-behaviour/mats-glambek/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 90 are joined by Dr. Mallory McCord. We talk about her recent paper on biases people hold against introverts. We talk about how it really is an extravert's world out there!You can find Dr. McCord here and her paper here.https://www.odu.edu/directory/mallory-mccordhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41542-024-00218-7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 89 we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Kati Karhula. We talk about shift work and sleep and how important they are for our health and performance.You can find Dr. Karhula here and you can find more about EAOHP here. You can also find the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health here as well as their recommendations for workload management here https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kati-Karhula-2https://eaohp.org/https://www.ttl.fi/enhttps://www.ttl.fi/en/research/projects/workload-management-in-safety-critical-work-during-an-external-crisis This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 87, we're joined by Dr. Victoria Mattingly. We chat about what DEI really is, and why companies and employees should still care about making a wide range of people feel included in the workplace (and how to do it!). We also get a sneak peak of Dr. V's upcoming book.You can find Dr. V hereYou can order her previous book Inclusalytics hereand you can pre-order Dr. V's upcoming allyship book here.https://www.mattinglysolutions.com/https://www.inclusalytics.com/https://www.mattinglysolutions.com/allyship This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 86 we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Dr. Prisca Brosi. We talk about all things emotions in the workplace. You can find Dr. Brosi here and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://www.klu.org/faculty-research/faculty/resident-faculty/prisca-brosihttps://eaohp.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 85, we're joined by Professor David Yamada. We chat about his drafted legislation, the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act and why we need laws to protect workers from abusive workplace environments. You can find Professor Yamada here as well as his Minding the Workplace Blog here.You can find the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act national campaign page hereYou can find the Workplace Bullying Institute herehttps://www.suffolk.edu/academics/faculty/d/y/dyamada https://workplacebullying.org/wbaa/https://workplacebullying.orghttps://newworkplace.wordpress.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 84 we continue our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by Domenico Sanseverino. We talk about the role of technology in the workplace and its impact on worker wellbeing.You can find Dominico Sanseverino here and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Domenico-Sanseverinohttps://eaohp.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 83, we're joined by Dr. Claire Smith. We chat about her recent paper on sleep profiles. Turns out, sleep is really important for short and long term wellbeing and many people aren't getting enough high quality sleep.You can find Dr. Smith here.Smith, C. E., Lee, S., Allen, T. D., Wallace, M. L., Andel, R., Buxton, O. M., Patel, S. R., & Almeida, D. M. (2024). Designing work for healthy sleep: A multidimensional, latent transition approach to employee sleep health. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 29(6), 409–430. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000386 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 82 we kick off our bonus mini-series: EAOHP Spotlight, sponsored by a small grant from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. We are joined by the President of EAOHP, Dr. Stavroula Leka. We talk about EAOHP as an organization, OHP more broadly as a field, and the intersection of OHP research and public policy.You can find Dr. Leka here, and you can find more about EAOHP here.https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/stavroula-lekahttps://eaohp.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 81 we chat about a recent paper published by Chen et al (2025) ! We discuss people's trajectories in money and time at work over time. They find that at the top, the tradeoff for more money with more work hours might not be worth it!Chen, J. H., Yang, Y., Fang, C., Huang, C. H., Chiang, C. J., Wu, C. F., ... & Drake, B. (2025). Balancing work and earnings: The long-term impact on mental health. Social Science & Medicine, 364, 117562. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 80 we chat about a recent paper published by Schlegel et al (2024) ! We discuss the impact that daily displays of appreciation from colleagues can have on our emotions and ultimately how ready we are to tackle the next day! Go out there and be kind!Schlegel, L., Kleszewski, E., & Otto, K. (2024). The butterfly effect of appreciation at work: An impulse for daily perfectionistic cognitions and well-being beyond the workday. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 29(6), 431–444. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000390 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 79 we chat about a recent paper published by Keaton (Fletcher, 2024)! We discuss the prevalence and nature of child labor, laws in the United States that impact child employment, and the (lack of) I-O research focusing on children at work. Major take away is that children are working, are going to continue to be working and exposed to a range of hazards, and we need to study them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 78, we talk about the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's recent proposed regulations on Heat Stress. We chat about what is heat stress, who is susceptible, how do we prevent it, and where is all the OHP research on heat stress? We recommend that listeners who are able respond to the call for public comment for OSHA to share your expertise, address their specific questions, and support these regulations. To aid in this, you can find a copy of what Keaton submitted on our Healthy Work Substack. The deadline for these comments is December 30, 2024.OSHA's regulation: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/30/2024-14824/heat-injury-and-illness-prevention-in-outdoor-and-indoor-work-settingsSubmit a Comment: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OSHA-2021-0009-4761OSHA's specific questions they want addressed in comments (though you can say anything): https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/Heat-NPRM-Compilation-of-Requests-for-Comment.pdfKeaton's submitted comment: https://open.substack.com/pub/healthywork/p/heat-stress-comment-for-osha?r=zewfu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 77 we are joined by Dr. Kimberly French who talks about her recently published paper (Tong, Van Egdom, French & Zhang, 2024). We chat about the impact that being emotionally exhausted from work, but trying to hide that around your kids, has on them. Turns out, they learn to hide their emotions too when you do this! You can find Dr. French hereTong, J., Van Egdom, D., French, K. et al. Parent–Adolescent Transmission of Emotional Exhaustion: Testing a Social-Cognitive Spillover and Crossover Model. J Bus Psychol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09974-3 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 76 we are joined by Dr. Trevor Spoelma who talks about our recently published paper (Spoelma & Fletcher, 2024). We chat about the our findings that leaders who experience more financial stress are more likely to engage in abusive supervision. This is especially true for leaders who are men! We also chat about some other cool findings in our paper! You can find Dr. Spoelma hereSpoelma, T. M., & Fletcher, K. A. (2024). Financial stress and leadership behavior: The role of leader gender, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 29(5), 317-341. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 75 we continue our book club episodes! We wrap up our discussion of Brave New Workplace by Dr. Julian Barling. In this episode we chat about the social aspects of work, dirty work, safety, being valued by companies, unions and macro-economic trends. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 74, we are rejoined by Maryana!!!!! We start a new style of episode, our book club episodes! We're starting with a two-part series on Brave New Workplace by Dr. Julian Barling. In this episode we chat about dignity, fairness, and justice and all of the different manifestations it may have in the workplace and their impacts on wellbeing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 73 we are joined by Dr. Haley Cobb who talks about her recently published paper (Cobb, Strasburg, Billeaud, Rauvola, Thomas, & Rudolph, 2024). We chat about the strong evidence that in couples who both engage in paid labor, one's work-family conflict impacts the other's marital satisfaction.You can find Dr. Cobb hereCobb, H.R., Strasburg, A.E., Billeaud, M.L. et al. Applying the Actor-partner Interdependence Model to Meta-analysis: A Dyadic Test of the Spillover-crossover Model for Dual-income Couples. Occup Health Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00195-x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 72 we are joined by Caroline Moughan who talks about her recently published paper (Moughan & Katz, 2024). We go deep on the intersection of cannabis use, cannabis legality, mental health, and work.You can find Caroline on LinkedIn .Moughan, C.J., Katz, I.M. Joint Effects: Where and How the Frequency of Cannabis Use Shapes the Relationship Between Employee Mental Health and Sickness Absenteeism. Occup Health Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00190-2 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 71 we are joined by Dr. Lacie Barber who talks about her recently published paper (Barber, Leslie, & Samaniego, 2024). We go deep on the concept of telepressure and strategies for individuals, managers, and organizations to address it. You can find Dr. Barber on her website and you can keep up with her lab's work here.Barber, L.K., Leslie, S. & Samaniego, A. Workplace Telepressure and Work Rumination: Evidence of Incremental Validity Beyond Workaholism. Occup Health Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00187-x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 70 we are joined by Dr. Danni Gardner who talks about her recently published paper (Gardner & Ryan, 2024). We chat about her findings lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who feel that their workplace is not welcoming to queer people are less likely to come out at work, and therefore more likely to establish and maintain strong boundaries between work and home lives. This gives some data behind the saying it's not coming out, but letting people in.You can find Dr. Gardner on her website.Gardner, D.M., Ryan, A.M. Does Identity Distancing Beget Work-Life Boundary Segmentation? An Examination of Lesbian, gay & Bisexual Employees. Occup Health Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00193-z This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 69 we are joined by Dr. Alice Brawley Newlin who talks about her recently published paper (Brawley Newlin, 2023). We chat about her findings that depending on how you measure it well well over half of gig workers are financially dependent upon their gig work, especially men and those that are married.You can find Dr. Alice Brawley Newlin at her website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 68 we are joined by Dr. Ji Woon Ryu who talks about her recently published paper (Ryu et al., 2023). We chat about their findings that perceived mistreatment at work results in worse outcomes for Black employees than White employees, including costing up to 100 minutes of sleep! You can find Dr. Ryu at her website (https://www.jiwoonryu.com/). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 67 we are joined by Dr. Gordon Sayre who talks about his recently published paper (Sayre & Conroy, 2023). We chat about their review of all of the literature linking work pay and health and wellbeing. In addition to identifying four key features of pay that can impact wellbeing, we answer the question “does money make you happy?”.You can find Gordon here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 66 we are joined by Dr. Malissa Clark who talked about her recently published book, Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business--and How to Fix It. We chat about what workaholism is (and isn't), the biggest myth about workaholism, what to do about workaholism, and the experience of getting to chat personally with people experiencing workaholism.Dr. Clark can be found on her personal website (https://www.malissaclark.com/), her LinkedIn profile, or her University of Georgia Lab Page.You can buy her book at all major book retailers, and here's a link to buy it through bookshop.org to support your local bookstore. (https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-not-working-why-the-always-on-culture-is-bad-for-business-and-how-to-fix-it-malissa-clark/19691615) And if you're interested in Workaholics Anonymous, here's a link to their website (https://workaholics-anonymous.org/). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 65 we are joined by Dr. Elisabeth Stelson who talked about a recent paper (Stelson, Dash, McCorkell, Wilson, Assaf, Re'em, and Wei) that examined what it's like to have long COVID and try to return to the workplace. So many important and powerful themes came up, but I was most struck by the fact that not only do we have a moral imperative to create systems and structures to support workers with disabilities, who want and need to work, but that it makes good business sense.Dr. Stelson can be found here (https://scholar.harvard.edu/estelson) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 64 we are joined by Dr. Zachary Mercurio who talked about a recent paper (Mercurio, Myles, Adams, & Clifton, 2023) that examined what it is that leaders do to help followers find their work meaningful. They created a really useful scale that workers and leaders alike can use to assess themselves or their leaders on six key groups of behaviors.Find Zack Mercurio here (https://www.zachmercurio.com/) or on LinkedIn (@ZachMercurio) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 63 we start the new year off with the awesome Dr. Ussama Khan who talked about a recent paper (Khan, Patel & Barnes, 2023) that examined the impact of air quality on leader's behaviors. They found that subordinates working in other cities rated leaders as more abusive and disengaged on days when the leader reported worse air quality!You can find Dr. Khan here. If you're in the US, you can also check your air quality index here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 62 we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Christopher Wiese who talked about a recent paper (Wiese, Li, Tang, & Brown, 2023) that examined how different aspects of your commute impact your work and wellbeing. The quality of your commute, not the length of the commute, is what really predicts outcomes!You can find Dr. Wiese here and on the website formerly known as twitter here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 61 we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Mindy Shoss who talked about a recent paper (Shoss et al., 2023) that examined how different aspects of precarious employment determined whether people came to work sick (or sent their kids to childcare) with COVID or COVID-like symptoms at the height of the pandemic. Feelings of powerlessness and concerns about job security were key predictors!You can find Dr. Shoss here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 60, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Drake Van Egdom. He talked about a recent paper (Van Egdom et al., 2023) that explored the interaction of both mothers' and fathers' parental leave on mothers' return to work, separation anxiety, and breastfeeding. Parental leave for both parents had key impacts!You can find Dr. Van Egdom here and on the website formerly known as Twitter here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 59, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Rebecca Brossoit. She talked about a recent paper (Brossoit et al., 2023) that explored the impacts of a broad workplace intervention targeting supervisor support and sleep training on sleep and workplace safety. They found that the intervention improved safety largely through improved sleep quality!You can find Dr. Brossoit here. You can also find more resources on Total Worker Health here. You can also find more from the Oregon Healthy Workforce center here. Also, the project that provided the data for the paper received a variety of funding listed below:The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States, is the awarding and administering acquisition office. The published work was supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, through the Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program—Comprehensive Universal Prevention/Health Promotion Interventions Award, under Award W81XWH-16-1-0720 (to Leslie B. Hammer). Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Department of Defense. The published work was also partly supported by the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University via funds from the Division of Consumer and Business Services of the State of Oregon (ORS 656.630 to Leslie B. Hammer). Additionally, work on the published article was supported by Grant T03OH008435 (to Tori L. Crain and Jordyn J. Leslie) awarded to Portland State University, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or Health and Human Services (HHS). The remarks made in this interview by Dr. Brossoit are solely the responsibility of Dr. Brossoit and do not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 58, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Katrina Burch. She talked about a recent paper (Rollins & Burch, 2023) examining the impact of work interference with school on college student alcohol consumption. They found that for students who believed alcohol will relieve stress and tension, days when work interfered with school were more likely to result in the students drinking!You can find Dr. Burch here. C. Faith Rollins is an alumna of Western Kentucky University's I-O program and is now a Human Resources Generalist for Athens Paper. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 57, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Drs. Jenna McChesney and Lori Foster. They talked about their most recent paper (McChesney & Foster, 2023). They conducted an experiment to see if disclosing anxiety and depression on LinkedIn harms potential job prospects. They find that it very well might!You can find Dr. McChesney on the website formerly known as twitter at @jenna_mcchesney or her faculty website https://www.meredith.edu/directory/jenna-mcchesney/.You can find Dr. Foster on her personal website https://www.lorifoster.org/ or her faculty website https://chass.ncsu.edu/people/llfoster/.You can find the UN Sustainable Development goals at https://sdgs.un.org/goals.You can find the WHO and ILO joint policy brief on mental health at work at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057944.Remember that we provide transcripts for our episodes on our substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 56, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Valentina Reyes. She talked about her most recent paper (Reyes, Unanue, Vignoles, & Van den Broeck, 2023). Dr. Reyes outlines what it means to be materialistic at work and how that can hinder your ability to meet your psychological needs, ultimately leading to feelings of burnout. You can find Dr. Reyes on her faculty website (https://www.udp.cl/academico/valentina-reyes-ahumada/). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 55, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Steven Zhou. He talked about his most recent paper, (Zhou, Aitken, & Kuykendall, 2023). In a Healthy Work first, we are covering a theory paper! Steven outlines his definition of callings, including an updated understanding of callings that can help people navigate finding fulfillment in these modern economic times.You can find Steven on the website formerly known as twitter @szzhou4 or his website www.stevenzhou.us.Check out our previous episode on the downside of certain occupational callings during COVID-19: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LfixWmHt7aL6lPlhELhl6 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

Maryana is out on parental leave, but the show must go on. We're excited to bring you a series of interviews with authors of recent papers on occupational health and wellbeing. The format will largely be the same as previous episodes, but instead of Maryana or Keaton explaining the paper, you get the author doing it in their own words. Look out for the first episode of this series on Monday. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 54 we chat about a paper by Darouei, Delanoeije, & Verbruggen. Across two studies of around 80 employees each, on average, people who perceived work interruptions at home positively were more engaged and less stressed. That said, on days when there was a work interruption at home, it didn't matter how you perceived that particular interruption, it didn't affect engagement or strain. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 53 we chat about a paper by Seulki "Rachel" Jang, Ho Kwan Cheung, & Michael Ford. In a study of over 100 workers, they found that feeling like your company cares about health and wellbeing predicts feeling less exhausted and, in turn, fewer insomnia symptoms. However, they found that this was not the case for people with high BMI. We talk a bit in our episode about limitations of the BMI, especially at an individual level, but if you want to know more we provide the link to two other podcast episodes by maintenance phase below.Paper: https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joop.12457Maintenance Phase episode on BMI: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Hm6oJt40eeAHhKseCtju8Maintenance Phase episode on workplace wellness interventions: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71WyoWszjT2j0kF6ySUsxAMaintenance Phase episode on the link between body fat and health outcomes: https://open.spotify.com/episode/54Rt3Unq8epTwSMmSuCWei This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In episode 52 we chat about a paper by Nicola von Allmen, Andreas Hirschi, Anne Burmeister, and Kristen Shockley. They published a meta-analysis (a study of all the studies on a topic) on work-nonwork interventions. They found that largely, the most impactful interventions were those that directly increased personal resources such as time, mindfulness, and resilience. They also found that not nearly enough studies explored reducing demands as an intervention.Paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-79121-001 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 51, we chat about a paper by Smith and colleagues (2023) about deciding to exercise after work. The study found that most days, people are in a slightly energy depleted but not highly emotional state, which means that the decision to work out is largely up to their trait health orientation. On days when it's all bad mood and low energy (thanks to high work demands), working out is less likely, and on days when things are going great, great mood and high energy (thanks to low work demands), working out is more likely. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 50, we chat about some big developments in our lives that have kept us from the podcast, and also about a paper by Xie and colleagues (in press) that focuses on the impact of negative workplace gossip on people's ability to detach from work. Take away: being the subject of workplace gossip makes it hard to detach, and ultimately harms your satisfaction with life.Xie, J., Huang, Q., Yan, M., & Liang, Y. (2023). It is Tough to Detach from Gossip: The Impact of Perceived Negative Workplace Gossip on Life Satisfaction. Journal of Business and Psychology, 1-15. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-023-09894-8 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 49, we discuss a paper (Ocampo et al., 2023) on the impacts of HIV stigma on workers. People who perceived higher levels of HIV stigma from their peers reported higher fear and shame, and this shame translated into worse job performance. But people with healthier immune systems and higher core self-evaluations were less likely to have shame translate to worsened job performance.We release this episode today, March 20, 2023, in honor of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 48, we discuss a paper (Sayre, 2023) on the impacts of variable pay on health outcomes. If you have variable pay, you're more likely to view the world through a lens of scarcity, and this worsens physical symptoms and sleep, especially if you're highly dependent on that volatile pay. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 47, we discuss a paper (Briggs, Gardner, & Ryan, 2023) on perceived sexist behavior in the workplace. Consistently the most damaging behavior, and the behavior perceived to be sexist most consistently, was condescendingly explaining something (i.e., mansplaining). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com

In Episode 47, we discuss a paper (Shifrin & Michel, 2022) on the impact of workplace flexibility (i.e., flexibility in when and where you work) on health outcomes. Largely, flexible work arrangements are associated with better physical and psychological health. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com