Prevention & Promotion
Social Environment
A sense of belonging can be beneficial to our well-being and may be influenced by our perceived level of social support. The extent to which we feel management and our co-workers support and have faith in our abilities at work can have an impact on our level of job stress, job satisfaction and overall mental health.
- Encourage and reward employees who support and encourage others.
- Develop a culture of trust.
- Work towards transparency and accountability at all levels.
- Discourage gossip and rumors.
- Encourage team work to solve problems.
- Support employees to correct mistakes.
- Facilitate employees getting to know one another and maintaining workplace friendships.
- Tie manager and supervisor reward systems to employee satisfaction and engagement.
- Require 360° feedback at all levels of management and use the information to create opportunities for improvement.
Resources
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Some of the material in this section has been adapted from: Sinokki, M., Hinkka, K., Ahola, K., Koskinen, S., Kivimaki, M., Honkonen, T., Puukka, P., Klaukka, T., Lonnqvist, J., Virtanen, M. (2009). The association of social support at work and in private life with mental health and antidepressant use: The Health 2000 Study, Journal of affective disorders, 115, 36-45. |
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