What's Well & Good at Work

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What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.

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August 13, 2026Do wellbeing supports need structure? Plus: reduced schedules and Helipad
Across housing authority staff, Australian employees, and workers with postconcussion symptoms, support becomes measurable when built into schedules, help-seeking prompts, and return-to-work plans.
Covers 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-12; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-08-05 – 2026-08-12.
Top papers
The employee engagement pandemic – why we need “5.0”
The missing test: Vitamin D, recurrent respiratory infection, and an overlooked workplace equity issue
Reconceptualizing employee AI awareness as a multidimensional construct: beyond job displacement
Effectiveness of a Brief Internet-Based Workplace Training Program to Support Help Seeking for Mental Ill-Health: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of a Reduced Work Schedule and Housing Authority Employee Wellbeing
Themes: mental health, workplace violence, occupational health, occupational safety, organizational culture, public health, burnout, stress management
Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional, thematic analysis, structural equation modeling
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August 05, 2026Can support beat workplace loneliness? Plus: job-share managers
Across 144 qualified papers, the strongest thread is that well-being depends less on perks than on daily systems of trust, control, workload, recovery, and usable support.
Covers 2026-07-29 to 2026-08-05; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-05.
Top papers
Workplace Loneliness and Job Performance: Does Training Effectiveness and Person‐Supervisor Fit Matter?
Workplace Mental Health Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review
Validation of the Spanish Full and Ultra-Short Versions of the Inventory of Cyberbullying Acts at Work
Give Me a Break: Insights From Vacation Research for Football Recovery.
Challenging the “Ideal Worker” Norm? Senior Managers Navigating Reduced Hours Working
Themes: mental health, job satisfaction, employee performance, occupational health, employee well-being, organizational support, burnout, wellbeing
Methods: survey, qualitative, cross-sectional, quantitative, case-study, structural equation modeling
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August 03, 2026Can Leave Balances Warn of Strain? Plus: OSHA Inspections
This episode links Victorian healthcare leave patterns, OSHA inspection learning, and Swedish stressor data to a systems view of how workplaces protect or erode wellbeing.
Covers 2026-07-22 to 2026-07-29; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-07-22 – 2026-07-29.
Top papers
Exploring the differences between violations and accidents: how do companies learn to provide safe workplaces?
Industrial Fire Safety in Turkey: A Retrospective Analysis of Fire-Related Occupational Accidents (2012–2022)
Structural inequalities and everyday harm: workplace sexual harassment and mental health in Egyptian hospitality work
Examining the impact of human factors on lean construction scheduling through network and feedback analysis
When a challenge becomes a threat: the nonlinear associations of job stressors with workplace bullying and other work outcomes
Themes: mental health, burnout, occupational health, job satisfaction, ergonomics, workplace wellness, remote work, workplace dynamics
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, cross-sectional, bibliometric analysis, mixed-methods
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July 22, 2026Can Well-being Labour Backfire? Plus: The Lonely Worker
New workplace wellbeing work asks when support becomes surveillance, why supervisor value fit matters for lonely employees, and how small firms can handle conflict informally.
Covers 2026-07-15 to 2026-07-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-07-15 – 2026-07-22.
Top papers
Hidden workplace harm
Machiavellianism, Bullying, and Manipulation Fears in the AI Work Environment
“It Changes You:” The Medium-Term Effects of Managing Patients With COVID-19 On Health Care Workers in a COVID-19 Isolation Centre, South Africa
“My Wife Says…”: Epistemic Injustice in the Rationale of Parenting Responsibilities Among Academic Parents
From Exercise Dose to Exercise Architecture: Lifestyle-Congruent Exercise Models for Contemporary Adults
Themes: mental health, occupational health, public health, wellbeing, employee well-being, COVID-19, physical activity, workplace safety
Methods: survey, qualitative, cross-sectional, quantitative, case-study, thematic analysis
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July 15, 2026Can support be infrastructure? Plus: hospital heat stress
From German hospital heat stress to U.S. harassment interviews, workplace wellbeing looks less like perks and more like trusted reporting routes, trained managers, and safer conditions.
Covers 2026-07-08 to 2026-07-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-07-08 – 2026-07-15.
Top papers
Are “Different” Employee–Organizational Bonds All That Different? A Review and Comparative Meta‐Analysis Reconciling Employee–Organizational Bonds Constructs
Sexual harassment at work: Targets’ perspectives on prevention and response
Occupational heat stress in hospital settings: a combined assessment of staff perceptions and indoor climate to support heat action planning
From practitioner advisory board to change: translating advisory insight into practical wellness initiatives.
Beyond the paycheck: rethinking HRM practices in a small-island food tourism destination
Themes: occupational health, mental health, job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout, organizational culture, work environment, employee well-being
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, cross-sectional, case-study, interviews
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July 10, 2026Presenteeism + Psychological Safety: Can Policy Protect Wellbeing?
New workplace wellbeing work connects psychological distress and BMI to presenteeism, then asks how nurse voice and ICU collaboration depend on daily psychological safety rather than policy alone.
Covers 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-08; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-07-01 – 2026-07-08.
Top papers
Joint contributions of psychological distress and body mass index to presenteeism: a register-linked follow-up study among young and early midlife municipal employees.
Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
Beyond Bullying: Digital Platforms, Power and the New Landscape of Violence Against Nurses.
Speaking up in Nursing: What Policy Promises and Practice Delivers.
ViRtus: A Virtual Reality Application for Training and Performance Analysis
Themes: mental health, workplace safety, employee well-being, wellbeing, professional identity, job satisfaction, employee performance, public health
Methods: qualitative, survey, cross-sectional, quantitative, case-study, longitudinal
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July 01, 2026Flexible Work Rules + Loneliness: Wellbeing Is Job Design
New workplace findings point beyond perks, showing how recovery routines, relationships, supervisor support, and physical conditions shape employee health and performance.
Covers 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-06-24 – 2026-07-01.
Top papers
Effects on 24-h physical behaviors and heart rate variability during sleep of a co-created workplace intervention to promote recovery in office workers with flexible work
Examining the Relationship Between Obesity, Clinical Tests, and Workplace Productivity in Canadian Long-Haul Truck Drivers.
The effect of khat consumption on work performance in small businesses in the city-center market, Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Physiotherapeutic Training Reduces Muscle Stiffness and Fatigue in Sedentary Administrative Workers: A Biomechanical Assessment Using Myotonometry and Electromyography
How Family–Work Conflict Shapes Construction Workers’ Safety Behavior: The Roles of Fatigue and Supervisor Support
Themes: mental health, occupational health, employee engagement, healthcare workers, burnout, occupational stress, workplace incivility, human resource management
Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional, thematic analysis, case-study
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June 24, 2026Robotization + nepotism: how hidden strain turns into exit
This week, wellbeing looks like a systems problem: change communication, fair treatment, safety culture, and work design all shape whether people stay engaged or withdraw.
Covers 2026-06-17 to 2026-06-24; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-06-17 – 2026-06-24.
Top papers
Mental health status of workers in the semiconductor industry during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparisons between regions on three continents
Job strain and ischemic heart disease: the balance of methodological bias and implications for prevention. Response to: Bonde JP et al. The demands-control-support work stress model and risk of ischemic heart disease: causal inference based on observational epidemiology.
The bridge effect of optimism and self-efficacy in translating gratitude for meaningful work into extra-role performance
Impact of Technology Adoption on Decision Making and Employees Experience in Selected Firm: A Study of Engagement, Communication and Collaboration
The missing link in sustainable change: leveraging displayed perspective-taking for technological transformation
Themes: mental health, job satisfaction, organizational culture, employee well-being, employee engagement, burnout, work-life balance, workplace wellbeing
Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, case-study, mixed-methods, cross-sectional
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June 17, 2026Correctional leaders overrate wellbeing; job insecurity raises suicide risk
Surveys of correctional staff exposed a 100% versus 31.9% access gap, while a meta-analysis linked job insecurity and job loss to higher suicidal behaviors.
Covers 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-17; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-06-10 – 2026-06-17.
Top papers
Optimization bias in correctional leadership: A cognitive mechanism shaping administrator perceptions of officer wellbeing
Employment and working conditions and risk of suicidal behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
Reducing psychological distress at work through employee humility: the role of gender, workload and job recognition
Caring for the caregivers: implementing collaborative governance practices in healthcare workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic
I know it is good for my health but that does not mean I do it: Emotional outcomes of trying to bridge the gap.
Themes: mental health, occupational health, employee well-being, workplace factors, burnout, job satisfaction, work-life balance, organizational culture
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, systematic review, cross-sectional
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June 10, 2026Can Burnout Screening Open Care? Plus: Workplace Stigma
From the burnout “Twilight Zone” to a five-factor workplace stigma questionnaire, the week’s papers push employers to turn measurement into care pathways, safer climates, and context-aware support.
Covers 2026-06-03 to 2026-06-10; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.
Episode covers 2026-06-03 – 2026-06-10.
Top papers
The "Twilight Zone" Is a Danger Zone: Why the Occupational-Clinical Divide in Burnout Assessment Is a False Dichotomy.
Beyond the rainbow: Exploring the role of pride and ally flags on perceptions of LGBTQIA+ allyship in STEM
The Contribution of Yoga to Enhancing Resilience and Coping With Stress Among Nurses in Israel During a War Conflict.
Relevance of legalized sports betting for the gendered nature of work and careers
Promoting sustainability and desirable workplace behaviors in educational institutions in the presence of organizational politics and CEO narcissism
Themes: burnout, occupational health, workplace safety, higher education, well-being, employee performance, healthcare workers, healthcare professionals
Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional, mixed-methods, literature review
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