Krista Pahkin

TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study was conducted to recogmize the work characteristics and personal resourcesthat are associated with burnout symptoms in the long term, based on sample data (n = 174) from a larger survey in 1986 and from a 10-year follow up in 1776 conducted inan international industrial foresty enterprise.

TL;DR: The main emerging psychosocial risks revealed were related to new forms of employment contracts and job insecurity, the OSH risks for the ageing workforce, work intensification - high workload and work pressure, high emotional demands at work - including violence and bullying, and poor work-life balance.

TL;DR: It is concluded that negative changes experienced in one's job position and lack of upper-level social support at work create a potential risk for health impairment in different employee groups in merging enterprises.

TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study was conducted to identify the work and personal factors that predict well-being in the long run, and the authors found that strong personal resources, especially strong sense of coherence, seem to protect workers from strain and thus maintain wellbeing.

TL;DR: This guidance document is primarily targeted at employer and worker representatives but will also be useful to occupational health professionals and experts and to policy makers.