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A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing looked at the contributing factors to severe workplace violence in forensic psychiatry. “Our study examined workplace violence directed at nursing staff in forensic psychiatric inpatient care,” study author Matias Karvonen told us. “We wanted to determine whether severe incidents were associated with particular times of day, everyday ward activities, physical locations or individual wards.” [More]

A new study published in BMC Psychology looked at enhanced work engagement in Japanese employees following a 12-day online gratitude journal intervention. “Our study explored whether focusing on gratitude through a short journaling practice could really change how people feel about their work,” study author Noriko Yamagishi of Ritsumeikan University told us. "We asked employees to spend a few minutes each day, over a two-week period, writing about things they felt grateful for.” [More]

A new study published in Generations in the World of Work looked at insights into the intergenerational dynamics in today’s workplaces. “We sought to better understand the similarities and differences between generational cohorts in the context and environments of work,” study author Dr. Meghan M. Grace told us. “Our theory was that there would be some distinct differences between generations due to varying responses to evolving societal factors during the formative years of each cohort.” [More]

Female physicians have a higher rate of suicide than females in the general population. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that female physicians had a 53% increased risk of suicide compared to their female counterparts who weren’t physicians. [More]

A new study published in Sage Journals looked at stress, burnout, and mental health implications in the digital workplace. “The digital workplace gives workers so much more autonomy and flexibility in their work and helps them be productive and collaborative whether in the office or working remotely,” study author Elizabeth Marsh told us. “As a research team, we’re acutely aware of these benefits, but also concerned about aspects of digital working that can have a negative impact on employee health and wellbeing.” [More]

Younger workers are feeling undervalued, stressed and lonely in the workplace. The 2024 Work in America Survey from the American Psychological Association found that 45% of workers 18-25 felt lonely at work whilst 48% feel stressed or tense at work. [More]

A new study published in PLOS ONE looked at personal resources to mitigate the dark side of digital working. “The study focused on the personal resources of mindfulness and digital confidence and ways in which these resources can help to reduce negative well-being impacts from working digitally,” study author Elizabeth Marash told us. “We aimed to understand how experiences such as technology-related stress, anxiety and overload might manifest in higher burnout and poorer health.” [More]

A new study published in the Journal of Behavior and Information Technology looked at whether less social media use can contribute to more satisfaction, work-engagement and mentally healthy employees. “The study focused on the question how to reduce potential negative effects of social media use on work- and mental health related variables,” study author Dr. Julia Brailovskaia told us. “Based on our previous findings, we hypothesized that the reduction of social media use time will have those positive effects.” [More]

Ever heard that laughter is the best medicine? Now science backs it up. Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK have found that both laughter and humor are important tools that can impact wellbeing, particularly in the workplace and in health related settings. [More]

Employees who have frequent interaction with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to be lonely. Research published by the American Psychological Association found that the loneliness experienced by the employees could lead to insomnia as well as after work drinking. [More]