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Political Considerations in Implementing Initiatives to Improve the Mental Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace (2023)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A. (2023). Political Considerations in Implementing Initiatives to Improve the Mental Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace. #Journal not on list, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i5.3725

Relatively recently governments have begun to show some of the leadership required to incorporate well-being within their calculations about work-related behaviour. This is important not only for fulfilling our individual potential, but also... Read More about Political Considerations in Implementing Initiatives to Improve the Mental Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace.

Psychological Considerations When Attending for Mammography Screening (2022)
Book Chapter
Pearson, A., & Weinberg, A. (2022). Psychological Considerations When Attending for Mammography Screening. In Digital Mammography. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10898-3_12

The pandemic led to a pause in routine breast screening in the UK, with up to one million not being offered appointments (Breast Cancer Now, Almost one million women in UK miss vital breast screening due to COVID-19, 2022). However, according to a Nu... Read More about Psychological Considerations When Attending for Mammography Screening.

Psychology of democracy : of the people, by the people, for the people (2022)
Book
Weinberg, A. (2022). A. Weinberg (Ed.), Psychology of democracy : of the people, by the people, for the people. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871

Democracy was forged in the furnaces of oppression, whether combatting tyranny or affirming the rights of the individual. As democracy is under threat in many parts of the world, there has never been a
more urgent need to understand political though... Read More about Psychology of democracy : of the people, by the people, for the people.

Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective (2022)
Book Chapter
Coen, S., & Maloney Yorganci, K. (2022). Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), Psychology of democracy : of the people, by the people, for the people (377-402). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871.021

This chapter discusses how news contributes to informed citizenship by reviewing the different approaches adopted in the literature to understanding how individuals learn from the news. After reviewing the main theoretical and empirical perspectives... Read More about Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective.

Psychology of Democracy (2022)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2022). Psychology of Democracy. In Psychology of Democracy Of the People, By the People, For the People (1 - 22). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871.002

Democracy is under attack. Whether from those within its systems who seek to gain at the expense of others, or from without by rival forms of rule. Yet the crises we face as a species demand not only that we recognise the perils of a changing planet,... Read More about Psychology of Democracy.

The Mental Well-Being of Politicians (2022)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2022). The Mental Well-Being of Politicians. In Psychology of Democracy Of the People, By the People, For the People (146 - 170). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871.009

The mental well-being of politicians is not a fashionable issue. However, the effective functioning and delivery of representative democracy rests heavily on the capacity for those elected to perform their job role and to do so effectively. Despite t... Read More about The Mental Well-Being of Politicians.

Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study (2022)
Book Chapter
Edge, C., Coffey, M., Cook, P., & Weinberg, A. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study. In L. Fitzgerald (Ed.), Women entrepreneurs and employment : past, present and future perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers

Aim: To explore employee experiences of nearing or working beyond state pensionable age, and the factors enabling and inhibit them to work for longer. Specifically, the study explored the health, social, workplace and financial barriers and facilitat... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study.

The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2021)
Thesis
Ateyah, M. The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rationale: The increased usage of technology and online social media has brought
about a rise in harmful cyberbullying behaviours. Most of the research into cyberbullying has
focused on child and adolescent populations, and less is known about the... Read More about The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (2020)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A. (2020). Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival?

Whenever we mention Brexit, a range of emotions break out – yet how did it get to this and what does it mean for our workplaces?

In the name of common sense (2020)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A. (2020). In the name of common sense

Ashley Weinberg, chair of BPS Political Psychology Section, explores the nature of toxic behaviour in political workplaces and asks how it can made a thing of the past.

Cognitive strain in Parliament (2020)
Report
Baldwin, A., Pinto, C., Perriard-Abdoh, S., & Weinberg, A. (2020). Cognitive strain in Parliament

Being an MP does not come with a formal job description, and the working realities of our elected politicians are complex.

We know from current psychological evidence that work plays a central role in our identity and meaningful activity in life i... Read More about Cognitive strain in Parliament.

A psychology of Brexit (2020)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2020). A psychology of Brexit. In A. Weinberg, A. Antoniou, & C. Cooper (Eds.), Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (1-16). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977012.00007

This book is for winners and losers – past, present and future. Brexit is not just
a decision to be rejoiced, regretted or recriminated, but about the adjustments
to working lives which it demands. It is about – and not in any particular order
– p... Read More about A psychology of Brexit.

Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (2020)
Book
(2020). A. Weinberg, A. Antoniou, & C. Cooper (Eds.), Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival?. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977012

This timely book explores the psychological repercussions of Brexit in the workplace. Illustrating the mental and emotional impact of the Brexit process, interdisciplinary chapters demonstrate its effect on the wellbeing of workers and its implicatio... Read More about Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival?.

A psychology of survival? (2020)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2020). A psychology of survival?. In A. Weinberg, A. Antoniou, & C. Cooper (Eds.), Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (142-157). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977012.00015

The climax and implications of Brexit are profiled in this chapter, taking account of the high stakes politics that held centre stage for so long. Uncertainty and risk are key themes in this national story of political psychology as Boris Johnson bec... Read More about A psychology of survival?.

A UK-wide analysis of trait emotional intelligence in occupational therapists (2020)
Journal Article
McKenna, J., Webb, J., & Weinberg, A. (2020). A UK-wide analysis of trait emotional intelligence in occupational therapists. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 27(7), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2017.0142

Background/aims
Emotional intelligence enables recognition, understanding and management of emotions of self and others, supporting development of communication, relationship building and engagement skills. The application of emotional intelligence... Read More about A UK-wide analysis of trait emotional intelligence in occupational therapists.

Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce (2020)
Journal Article
Edge, C., Coffey, M., Cook, P., & Weinberg, A. (2021). Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce. Ageing and society, 41(12), 2867-2887. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2000063X

Many countries are reforming their pension systems so people stay in work for longer
to improve the long-term sustainability of public finances to support an increasing older
population. This research aimed to explore the factors that enable or inh... Read More about Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce.