Academic Papers

Empowering inclusion with insightful research.

Welcome to the Diversity Atlas Academic Papers repository!

We are delighted to offer you this collection of academic papers on diversity, equity, and inclusion, gathered from reputable sources across the internet. This resource is designed to provide our members with quick access to valuable research that can inform and enhance your DEI initiatives.

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2019
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Eline Ree, Tone Langjordet Johnsen, Anette Harris, and Kirsti Malterud
Workplace inclusion of employees with back pain and mental health problems: A focus group study about employees’ experiences
Aim: To explore how employees experience workplace inclusion of their colleagues or themselves when having back pain or mental health problems. Methods: Three focus group interviews with a sample of 16 kindergarten employees were conducted. Systematic Text Condensation was used for analysis. Results: The participants emphasized that it was easier to include colleagues whose health problems were specific, especially when
2014
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Sofia Elwér , Klara Johansson and Anne Hammarström
Workplace gender composition and psychological distress: the importance of the psychosocial work environment
Background: Health consequences of the gender segregated labour market have previously been demonstrated in the light of gender composition of occupations and workplaces, with somewhat mixed results. Associations between the gender composition and health status have been suggested to be shaped by the psychosocial work environment. The present study aims to analyse how workplace gender composition is related to psychological
2019
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Alison Daly , Renee N. Carey , Ellie Darcey, HuiJun Chih , Anthony D. LaMontagne , Allison Milner and Alison Reid
Using Three Cross-Sectional Surveys to Compare Workplace Psychosocial Stressors and Associated Mental Health Status in Six Migrant Groups Working in Australia Compared with Australian-Born Workers
Migrant workers may be more likely to be exposed to workplace psychosocial stressors (WPS) which have an affect on physical and mental health. Given the relative lack of research on this topic, the study objectives were to estimate and compare the prevalence of WPS in migrant and Australian workers and investigate associated mental health problems. Three cross-sectional surveys, two with
2019
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Amy L. BartelsI, Suzanne J. Peterson , Christopher S. Reina
Understanding well-being at work: Development and validation of the eudaimonic workplace well-being scale
Given the amount of time and effort individuals pour into work, scholars and practitioners alike have spent considerable time and resources trying to understand well-being in the workplace. Unfortunately, much of the current research and measurement focuses on workplace well-being from only one perspective (i.e. hedonic well-being rather than eudaimonic well-being) or by generalizing between workplace well-being and general well-being.
2021
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Anne Keizer-Remmers, Vasilena Ivanova & Anja Brandsma-Dieters
To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace
This article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle management employees of the rooms division department of a small-scale commercial learning hotel in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands lead their
2017
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Suchuan Zhang and Qiao Shi
The relationship between subjective well-being and workplace ostracism: The moderating role of emotional intelligence
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of subjective well-being (SWB) on workplace ostracism, by focusing on the moderating role of emotional intelligence (EI). SWB is taken here as a construct of three components: life satisfaction, positive affect (PA), and negative affect (NA). Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical model was tested using data collected from employees
2020
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Muhammad Baqir, Muhammd Arif Nawaz, Khawar Naheed
The Influence of Co-Workers’ Perceived Warmth, Competence and Inclusion on Employees’ Turnover Intention: The Mediating Effect of Job Attitudes
The fast-food industry is experiencing tremendous growth worldwide. Full-service restaurants have contributed relatively 30 percent only share while 70 percent share is captured by cafes. Researchers have found that amongst the three dining restaurants mentioned above, casual dining restaurants have the highest challenge of psycho-social risk factors that are related to the work environment cause stress-related disorders like turnover intention
2021
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Alicia Jean King , Tracy Lee Fortune, Louise Byrne and Lisa Mary Brophy
Supporting the Sharing of Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace: Findings from Comparative Case Study Research at Two Mental Health Services
Personal experience with mental health (MH) challenges has been characterized as a concealable stigma. Identity management literature suggests actively concealing a stigma may negatively impact wellbeing. Reviews of workplace identity management literature have linked safety in revealing a stigma to individual performance, well-being, engagement and teamwork. However, no research to date has articulated the factors that make sharing MH challenges
2020
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CarolineS.Duchaine,MSc;KarineAubé,MScPH;MahéeGilbert-Ouimet,PhD;MichelVézina,MD,MPH;RuthNdjaboué,PhD;VictoriaMassamba,MSc;DenisTalbot,PhD;MathildeLavigne-Robichaud,MSc;XavierTrudel,PhD;Ana-PaulaBrunoPena-Gralle,MSc;AlainLesage,MD,MPhil;LynneMoore,PhD;AlainMilot,MD,MSc;DanielleLaurin,PhD;ChantalBrisson,PhD
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and the Risk of Sickness Absence Due to a Diagnosed Mental Disorder
IMPORTANCE Mental health problems are associated with considerable occupational, medical, social, and economic burdens. Psychosocial stressors at work have been associated with a higher risk of mental disorders, but the risk of sickness absence due to a diagnosed mental disorder, indicating a more severe condition, has never been investigated in a systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE To synthesize the evidence
2019
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María del Carmen Triana, Mevan Jayasinghe, Jenna R. Pieper, Dora María Delgado, and Mingxiang Li
Perceived Workplace Gender Discrimination and Employee Consequences: A Meta-Analysis and Complementary Studies Considering Country Context
We draw on relative deprivation theory to examine how the context influences the relationship between employees’ perceptions of gender discrimination and outcomes at work using a metaanalysis and two complementary empirical studies. Our meta-analysis includes 85 correlations from published and unpublished studies from around the world to assess correlates of perceived workplace gender discrimination that have significant implications for employees.