# EMPOWERed while working April 12, 2024 ## [Work Addiction: The Workaholism Syndrome](/content/empowered-while-working/work-addiction-the-workaholism-syndrome/index.html) The term workaholism was introduced by Oates in 1971 by combining the word “work” and the word “alcoholism” to describe addiction to work. Until that moment, the… February 12, 2024 ## [The Teaching Profession: Between Work-related Stress and Students’ Educational Demands](/content/empowered-while-working/the-teaching-profession-between-work-related-stress-and-students-educational-demands/index.html) Analyses among OECD member countries show that while 90 per cent of teachers surveyed are overall satisfied with their jobs, this drops to 76 per cent when… November 28, 2023 ## [What do we know about the mental well-being of PhD students?](/content/empowered-while-working/what-do-we-know-about-the-mental-well-being-of-phd-students/index.html) Summing up, we can discuss two main points: (1) a gap has emerged in the literature concerning the mental health of PhD students, and (2) the mental… June 12, 2023 ## [The Role of Gender Differences In The Workplace During Different Life Stages](/content/empowered-while-working/the-role-of-gender-differences-in-the-workplace-during-different-life-stages/index.html) As gender is an essential factor affecting job satisfaction, organisations should better understand the impact of organisational politics to improve job satisfaction among different gender and age… November 10, 2022 ## [Why do we often feel (techno) stressed because of the use of ICTs?](/content/empowered-while-working/why-do-we-often-feel-techno-stressed-because-of-the-use-of-icts/index.html) Positive and negative effects of ICTs use: main evidence from psychological scientific literature. October 17, 2022 ## [The Importance of Mental Health in the Workplace](/content/empowered-while-working/the-importance-of-mental-health-in-the-workplace/index.html) Being mentally healthy is more than the absence of mental health problems. According to the WHO, mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual… September 5, 2022 ## [Legislative & Social Dialogue Initiatives To Protect European Workers’ Mental Health](/content/empowered-while-working/legislative-social-dialogue-initiatives-to-protect-european-workers-mental-health/index.html) On July 5, 2022, the plenary session of the European Parliament approved a Resolution asking the European Commission to propose a directive directed at tackling the issue… April 13, 2022 ## [The mental health of workers with cancer and their caregivers](/content/empowered-while-working/the-mental-health-of-workers-with-cancer-and-their-caregivers/index.html) The occurrence of cancer has several pronounced repercussions on people’s lives. Diagnosis and treatment of tumours are very burdensome events that often deeply impact mental health and… December 30, 2021 ## [Fighting mental health-related stigma in the workplace](/content/empowered-while-working/fighting-mental-health-related-stigma-in-the-workplace/index.html) Stigma is a significant concern in mental health, and we should consider it a health crisis. People who suffer from mental health disorders experience stigma due to… October 14, 2021 ## [Why World Mental Health Day matters, and what can workplace leaders do.](/content/empowered-while-working/why-world-mental-health-day-matters-and-what-can-workplace-leaders-do/index.html) The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. The main objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues around… September 19, 2021 ## [Journalists have mental health problems related to burnout, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder](/content/empowered-while-working/journalists-have-mental-health-problems-related-to-burnout-depression-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/index.html) A Dart Center report updated in 2019 cites several studies suggesting that at least 80% of journalists have been exposed to work-related trauma. The effects of covering… July 2, 2021 ## [Young Workers: Facing the Feeling of Uncertainty](/content/empowered-while-working/young-workers-facing-the-feeling-of-uncertainty/index.html) The distress experienced by young workers that live in this condition of uncertainty, and particularly the mental health implications that can arise from it, need to be… June 2, 2021 ## [Journalism has a health condition and it is not COVID](/content/empowered-while-working/journalism-has-a-health-condition-and-it-is-not-covid/index.html) Journalists are suffering mental health consequences from covering Covid-19 according to a survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the University of Toronto… May 5, 2021 ## [COVID-19, economic crisis and mental health](/content/empowered-while-working/covid-19-economic-crisis-and-mental-health/index.html) The current COVID-19 pandemic, and the public health measures implemented to slow it, have challenged the health and economic systems worldwide, with an important decline in economic… April 29, 2021 ## [Protecting the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers (HCWs) should be a priority in the current crisis, as they are at the core of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.](/content/empowered-while-working/protecting-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-healthcare-workers-hcws-should-be-a-priority-in-the-current-crisis-as-they-are-at-the-core-of-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic/index.html) Protecting the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers (HCWs) should be a priority in the current crisis, as they are at the core of the fight… March 1, 2021 ## [Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on working women’s mental health and wellbeing](/content/empowered-while-working/impact-of-the-covid-19-crisis-on-working-womens-mental-health-and-wellbeing/index.html) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of workers all over the globe. Although the ongoing crisis is affecting both women and men, working women face specific… January 22, 2021 ## [Promoting mental health and wellbeing of remote employees during COVID-19 pandemic](/content/empowered-while-working/promoting-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-remote-employees-during-covid-19-pandemic/index.html) At an individual level, teleworkers must take care of their mental health and wellbeing. Thankfully, there are many strategies that employees can use to help overcome the… October 26, 2020 ## [EMPOWER, an eHealth Platform to Reduce the Impact of Mental Health Problems at the Workplace](/content/empowered-while-working/empower-an-ehealth-platform-to-reduce-the-impact-of-mental-health-problems-at-the-workplace/index.html) Given past experience of emergencies, it is expected that the need for mental health and psychosocial support will substantially increase in the coming months and years as… July 1, 2020 ## [Regarding Mental Health](/content/empowered-while-working/regarding-mental-health/index.html) Work, besides having a central role in society, is also an important social construct. Satisfactory work activity is known to be beneficial to mental health, with unemployment…