Addressing the Mental Health and Productivity of Young Workers using Contextual Behavioural Science

利用情境行为科学解决年轻工人的心理健康和生产力问题

• 批准号: ES/X007391/1
• 负责人: Arianna Prudenzi
• 金额: $ 13.51万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX007391%2F1
• 关键词: Addressing; Mental; Health; Productivity; Young

Mental health problems affect one in six workers each year and are the leading cause of sickness absence (Deloitte, 2020). Offering mental health support in the workplace can be an effective public health intervention to help remediate common issues (e.g. anxiety, depression) and ultimately improve productivity at work (Prudenzi et al., 2021). A novel approach that has been suggested to promote employees' mental and physical health is CBS (Bond & Bunce, 2003). This model and intervention aim to promote mental health of employees by helping them to be more aware, open and active. This is achieved through the process of 'psychological flexibility'. My PhD thesis aimed to test the CBS psychological model and therapy (ACT) to improve mental health and reduce work-related stress of healthcare employees. My doctoral thesis addressed several gaps in the literature and produced four studies. In combination, the findings from my thesis found that the CBS model, ACT intervention, and the hypothesised resilience skills (psychological flexibility and self-compassion) were beneficial to improving mental health in healthcare employees. The landscape of workplace mental health has dramatically changed since the start of my PhD. Increased technology, the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, technological advancements and financial stressors have led to poorer mental health in young people with an increased risk of unemployment (Bartelink et al., 2020, for a review). Highly relevant UK funders (e.g. Wellcome Trust), recent reports (e.g. Deloitte Generation Z and Millennials', 2021), policymakers (e.g. EUniWell) and the latest Mental Health at Work guideline (NICE) have all launched a call for evidence-based interventions that improve mental health of young people at work. With the help of multiple experienced academics, partners, young people, and stakeholders I would like to further develop, advance and implement my work for helping young people's mental health. This fellowship has three objectives: 1) to further increase the impact and dissemination of my research and reach international visibility; 2) to develop my abilities to become an independent academic, and; 3) to expand and develop the work conducted during my PhD to help remediate common youth mental health problems (e.g. anxiety, depression) and likely improve their engagement at work. With this fellowship I aim to:Collaborate with: a) academics of the University of Birmingham (Dubai) and the UAE FAHR stakeholders, b) academics and partners of the MHPP project, c) senior youth mental health experts and the YAB at the IMH University of Birmingham (Edgbaston campus); Disseminate: deliver a stakeholder webinar, attend an International Occupational Psychology Conference and a CBS Conference, publish an article in a public news outlet, deliver a Train-the-Trainer training programme and an academic seminar (University of Birmingham, Dubai);Supervise: supervising master's level student projects and a PhD student;Lead: form and lead a new IMH research sub-theme group entitled 'Employment and Mental Health' in the Mood Disorders Lab group (Prof Marwaha);Adapt the intervention: adapt the CBS intervention used in my PhD to help young people improve their mental health and productivity at work; Develop a grant proposal: improve my writing skills and develop the New Investigator Grant application.This fellowship will aim to empower me and consolidate the relevant skillset for my future career as a scientist-practitioner: designing, administering and evaluating interventions for improving mental health in the workplace. This fellowship would enhance the range of academic employment opportunities available to me in this field. That said, my drive to undertake this fellowship is not solely fuelled by the opportunities that will emerge upon completion but also by the prospect of engaging in the process of pursuing a research avenue that I care about deeply.

心理健康问题每年影响六分之一的工人，是疾病缺席的主要原因（Deloitte，2020年）。在工作场所提供心理健康支持可以是有效的公共卫生干预措施，以帮助补救常见问题（例如焦虑，抑郁症），并最终提高工作中的生产率（Prudenzi等，2021）。哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）是一种促进员工身心健康的一种新颖的方法（Bond＆Bunce，2003）。这种模式和干预旨在通过帮助他们更加意识，开放和活跃来促进员工的心理健康。这是通过“心理灵活性”过程实现的。我的博士学位论文旨在测试CBS心理模型和治疗（ACT），以改善心理健康并减轻医疗保健员工的工作压力。我的博士学位论文解决了文献中的几个差距，并提出了四项研究。结合起来，我的论文的发现发现CBS模型，ACT干预以及假设的韧性技巧（心理灵活性和自我同情）对改善医疗保健员工的心理健康有益。自我博士学位开始以来，工作场所心理健康的景观发生了巨大变化。技术提高，199年大流行的延续，技术进步和财务压力源导致失业风险增加的年轻人的心理健康状况较差（Bartelink等，2020年，以进行审查）。高度相关的英国资助者（例如Wellcome Trust），最近的报告（例如Deloitte Generation Z and Millennials'，2021年），决策者（例如Euniwell）和最新的《工作指南》（NICE）的最新心理健康呼吁，都启动了一项迹象，呼吁基于证据的干预措施，以改善工作中年轻人的精神健康。在多个经验丰富的学术界，合作伙伴，年轻人和利益相关者的帮助下，我想进一步发展，促进和实施我的工作，以帮助年轻人的心理健康。该奖学金具有三个目标：1）进一步增加了我的研究的影响和传播并达到国际知名度； 2）发展我成为独立学者的能力，以及； 3）扩大和发展我的博士学位期间进行的工作，以帮助解决常见的青年心理健康问题（例如焦虑，抑郁），并可能改善他们在工作中的参与。我的目标是：与以下方面的合作：a）伯明翰大学（迪拜）学者和阿联酋的利益相关者，b）MHPP项目的学者和合作伙伴，C）高级青年心理健康专家和IMH IMH伯明翰大学（Edgbaston Campus）的YAB YAB； Disseminate: deliver a stakeholder webinar, attend an International Occupational Psychology Conference and a CBS Conference, publish an article in a public news outlet, deliver a Train-the-Trainer training programme and an academic seminar (University of Birmingham, Dubai);Supervise: supervising master's level student projects and a PhD student;Lead: form and lead a new IMH research sub-theme group entitled 'Employment and Mental Health' in the Mood Disorders Lab group (Prof Marwaha）；适应干预措施：适应我的博士学位中使用的CBS干预措施，以帮助年轻人提高工作中的心理健康和生产力；制定赠款建议：提高我的写作技巧，并开发新的研究者赠款应用程序。该奖学金将旨在增强我的能力并巩固我作为科学家实践者未来职业的相关技能：设计，管理和评估以改善工作场所心理健康的干预措施。该奖学金将增加我在这个领域可用的学术就业机会范围。也就是说，我进行这项奖学金的动力不仅是由于完成后会出现的机会而引起的，而且还因为从事我深切关心的研究途径的前景。