Abstract
Salutogenetic factors (Antonovsky, 1987) at rehabilitation sections in Swedish Social Insurance offices were investigated in 2 studies. Study 1 (N=158) surveyed creative/stagnated climate (Ekvall, 1988), leadership of immediate superior (Ekvall&Arvonen, 1991), and sense of coherence (Antonovsky, 1993), here modified for the work place (W-SOC). A multiple regression (p< .001) showed that creative climate, employee-centred leadership, and position as co-ordinator, were positive for W-SOC. Change-centred leadership, and position as initial investigator of a rehab case were negative. In study 2, interviews (N=10) revealed heavy workload and scarce feedback from the superiors. Conclusion: high strain accentuates the need for democratic and supportive leadership.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Psychology |
| Publisher | Hove |
| ISBN (Print) | 1-84169-962-4 (Vol. 2), 1-84169-961-6 (Vol. 1) |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 28th International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2004) - Beijing, China Duration: 2004 Aug 8 → 2004 Aug 13 |
Conference
| Conference | 28th International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2004) |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Period | 2004/08/08 → 2004/08/13 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Psychology