Abstract

This session will explore the recent advancements made in managing psychosocial working conditions within Ireland, the UK and Sweden. The presentations will cover: the benefits of adopting a ‘positive’ approach to psychosocial risk management, the feasibility of adopting a single-item measure of psychosocial working conditions, intervention approaches used within Ireland, the UK and Sweden to improve working conditions, and rapid methods for evaluating intervention effectiveness.

¹R Kerr, ²P Buckley, ³J Houdmont, ⁴R Randall, ⁵Hultgren

¹Ulster University, UK

²Heath and Safety Executive, UK

³University of Nottingham, UK

⁴Loughborough University, UK

⁵The Coaching Psychology Unit, University of London, UK,