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Stress among national politicians elected to Parliament for the first time (2003)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., & Cooper, C. (2003). Stress among national politicians elected to Parliament for the first time. Stress and Health, 19(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.965

Previous research has shown that levels of stress among national politicians are higher than among workers in comparable management jobs. The election of 236 new Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 1997 UK General Election permitted longitudinal study... Read More about Stress among national politicians elected to Parliament for the first time.

Transferring learning and skills within organisations (2003)
Report
Shardlow, S., McLaughlin, H., Weinberg, A., Mello-Baron, S., & Oak, E. (2003). Transferring learning and skills within organisations

The aims of this project are to develop an understanding of the strategies and mechanisms that might be used to transfer high standards of organisational performance, as measured by pre-defined performance targets, from one part of the department to... Read More about Transferring learning and skills within organisations.

An evaluation of the impact of voluntary sector family support workers on the quality of life of carers of schizophrenia sufferers (2000)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., & Huxley, P. (2000). An evaluation of the impact of voluntary sector family support workers on the quality of life of carers of schizophrenia sufferers. Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), 495-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638230020005228

An evaluation was conducted of 15 voluntary sector family support workers (FSWs) working with families of schizophrenia sufferers. FSWs completed a diary schedule and interviews were conducted with 15 co-professionals from the FSWs' multi-disciplinar... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of voluntary sector family support workers on the quality of life of carers of schizophrenia sufferers.

Stress and psychiatric disorder in healthcare professionals and hospital staff (2000)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., & Creed, F. (2000). Stress and psychiatric disorder in healthcare professionals and hospital staff. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2899%2907366-3

Background Previous studies of stress in healthcare staff have indicated a probable high prevalence of distress. Whether this distress can be attributed to the stressful nature of the work situation is not clear. No previous study has used a detaile... Read More about Stress and psychiatric disorder in healthcare professionals and hospital staff.

Workload, stress and family life in British Members of Parliament and the psychological impact of reforms to their working hours (1999)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., Cooper, C., & Weinberg, A. (1999). Workload, stress and family life in British Members of Parliament and the psychological impact of reforms to their working hours. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1700%28199904%2915%3A2%3C79%3A%3AAID-SMI788%3E3.0.CO%3B2-S

Demands on Britain's Members of Parliament (MPs) have grown steadily over the last 15 years, resulting in parliamentary recommendations of working hours reform. This study was the first psychological research on national politicians and comprised two... Read More about Workload, stress and family life in British Members of Parliament and the psychological impact of reforms to their working hours.

Severity of psychiatric disorder in day hospital and in-patient admissions (1998)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., Greaves, J., Creed, F., & Tomenson, B. (1998). Severity of psychiatric disorder in day hospital and in-patient admissions. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 98(3), 250-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10076.x

This study assessed whether severity of psychiatric disorder varies across day hospital and in-patient units according to local need, and whether severity of disorder predicts length of stay and therefore costs. Data were collected for a consecutive... Read More about Severity of psychiatric disorder in day hospital and in-patient admissions.

The impact of a training intervention on emotional intelligence, leadership styles, self-efficacy and perception of sense of power in a university nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia
Thesis
Al Reshidi, M. (in press). The impact of a training intervention on emotional intelligence, leadership styles, self-efficacy and perception of sense of power in a university nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rationale The importance of emotional intelligence (EI) has been highlighted as an influential contributor to enhanced performance in a range of job-related areas, including leadership (Mills, 2009), self-efficacy (Gharetepehet al,2015) and sense o... Read More about The impact of a training intervention on emotional intelligence, leadership styles, self-efficacy and perception of sense of power in a university nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia.