Department of Psychosocial Work Environment, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Management School, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2054513. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2054513.
Common mental health problems are a substantial burden in many western countries. Studies have pointed out that work related factors can both increase and decrease the risk of developing mental health problems. Influence at work is a key factor relating the psychosocial work environment to employees mental health. However, little is known regarding how contemporary employees experience and understand influence at work. The purpose of this study is to explore this in depth.
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 59 employees in knowledge and relational work and analysed the data using principles from Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).
TWe identified three themes each consisting of two interrelated parts, where the second part describes the consequences of the identified type of influence for employees: 1) work tasks and performance, 2) relations and belonging, 3) identity and becoming.
The interviewed employees had a multifaceted understanding of influence at work and that influence at work mattered to them in different but important ways. Our hope is that managers, employees and consultants will be inspired by the three themes when designing work tasks, organizations and interventions in order to increase the level of influence and thereby help enhance the mental well-being of employees.
常见的心理健康问题在许多西方国家是一个沉重的负担。研究指出，与工作相关的因素既可以增加也可以降低出现心理健康问题的风险。工作中的影响力是将社会心理工作环境与员工心理健康联系起来的关键因素。然而，对于当代员工如何体验和理解工作中的影响力，我们知之甚少。本研究的目的是对此进行深入探讨。
我们对从事知识和关系工作的 59 名员工进行了半结构化访谈，并使用解释现象学分析（IPA）的原则对数据进行了分析。
我们确定了三个主题，每个主题都由两个相互关联的部分组成，第二部分描述了所确定类型的影响力对员工的影响：1）工作任务和绩效，2）关系和归属感，3）身份和成长。
接受采访的员工对工作中的影响力有一个多方面的理解，并且这种影响力以不同但重要的方式对他们很重要。我们希望，在设计工作任务、组织和干预措施时，管理者、员工和顾问能够受到这三个主题的启发，以提高影响力水平，从而帮助提高员工的心理健康水平。
