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10.1515/prolas-2016-0048
Title: | The Impact of Metal Age® Training Programme on the Well-Being of Latvian Office Workers |
Authors: | Sprūdža, Dagmāra Kozlova, Lasma Lakiša, Svetlana Martiņsone, Inese Vanadziņš, Ivars Baķe, Mārīte Ārija Erts, Renārs Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health |
Keywords: | office workers;social inclusion;stress at work;work ability;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General;SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2016 |
Citation: | Sprūdža , D , Kozlova , L , Lakiša , S , Martiņsone , I , Vanadziņš , I , Baķe , M Ā & Erts , R 2016 , ' The Impact of Metal Age® Training Programme on the Well-Being of Latvian Office Workers ' , Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences , vol. 70 , no. 5 , pp. 315-324 . https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0048 |
Abstract: | There are many factors that affect the well-being and health of employees and the productivity of organisations. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the Metal Age training programme (MA®) on the well-being of office workers, including investigation of work ability, the stress-causing factors and role of leadership. The study was carried out using questions from four international questionnaires about stress, leadership, and work ability. The intervention group had a training course between the surveys using the ME® method. Several employee stress-causing factors were identified: bad relationship with their workmates was mentioned by 94% of workers; competitive and strenuous atmosphere - by more than 80%; psychological violence or bullying at the workplace by more than 80%, and more than 75% of employee's could not relax after work. Wellness and microclimate in the workplaces were on a relatively high level: the average rating of seven Kiva questions was 7.5. The respondent attitude after ME® did not change significantly. Latvian office workers displayed moderate and good work ability (Work Ability Index, WAI 34.5-38.6). The best work ability was shown in the age group from 20 to 49 (WAI 34.8-39.4); work ability decreased with age. The best correlation was observed between Work Ability Index and "get into situations, that invoke negative feelings" (r = 0.26) and "carrying out ongoing tasks because of other intervening or more urgent matters" (r = -0.24). After ME® the reaction to some stress-causing factors was improved. |
Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2016 Dagmara Sprudža et al., published by De Gruyter Open 2016. Copyright: Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1515/prolas-2016-0048 |
ISSN: | 1407-009X |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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