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The weight of office? A scoping review of mental health issues and risk factors in elected politicians across democratic societies (2024)
Journal Article

Background: The mental health and capacity to govern of democratically-elected politicians have become burgeoning topics of interest. Notably, in fulfilling demanding and high-stress roles, political officeholders could encounter distinctive risk fac... Read More about The weight of office? A scoping review of mental health issues and risk factors in elected politicians across democratic societies.

Political Considerations in Implementing Initiatives to Improve the Mental Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace (2023)
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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.

Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (2020)
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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)
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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.

Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce (2020)
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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.

Building democracy (2017)
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Weinberg, A. (2017). Building democracy

Ashley Weinberg considers how psychology can inform the design and restoration of the physical spaces in which our political processes take place.

The impact of counsellor training on emotional intelligence (2016)
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Pearson, A., & Weinberg, A. (2016). The impact of counsellor training on emotional intelligence. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 45(4), 610-621. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1226496

This study evaluated the impact of counsellor training on emotional intelligence (EI) in 45 undergraduates and 58 postgraduates. Significant improvements were recorded by students on completion of both programmes, suggesting that these were attributa... Read More about The impact of counsellor training on emotional intelligence.

The preventative impact of management coaching on psychological strain (2016)
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Weinberg, A. (2016). The preventative impact of management coaching on psychological strain. International Coaching Psychology Review, 11(1), 93-105

Objectives: The positive impact of coaching on a range of outcomes, including the well-being of those in receipt of it, has been highlighted by a number of published reviews (e.g. de Haan and Duckworth, 2013) and meta-analyses (e.g. Jones, Woods and... Read More about The preventative impact of management coaching on psychological strain.

A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface (2013)
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Weinberg, A. (2013). A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface. Parliamentary Affairs, 68(2), 248-271. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst013

Longitudinal cohorts drawn from a sample of 136 UK MPs responded to surveys assessing the impact of work-related changes over which they had either a higher or lower level of control – namely working hours reform and the expenses crisis respectively.... Read More about A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface.

Chair massage for carers in an acute cancer hospital (2005)
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Mackereth, P., Sylt, P., Weinberg, A., & Campbell, G. (2005). Chair massage for carers in an acute cancer hospital. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 9(2), 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2005.03.005

The Chair Massage service considered in this evaluation study was provided to carers, visiting in-patients at a major cancer hospital in the UK. The two-stage evaluation comprised: firstly, a retrospective review of treatment records for the previous... Read More about Chair massage for carers in an acute cancer hospital.

The value of specialist clinical assessment of older people prior to entry to care homes (2004)
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Challis, D., Clarkson, P., Williamson, J., Hughes, J., Venables, D., Burns, A., & Weinberg, A. (2004). The value of specialist clinical assessment of older people prior to entry to care homes. Age and ageing, 33(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afh007

Objective: to ascertain the value of employing a specialist clinician’s contribution to the assessment of older people prior to care home entry.

Design: randomised controlled trial.

Method: 256 older people at risk of care home entry were rando... Read More about The value of specialist clinical assessment of older people prior to entry to care homes.

What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services (2003)
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Weinberg, A., Williamson, J., Challis, D., & Hughes, J. (2003). What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services. British Journal of Social Work, 33(7), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/33.7.901

This paper explores the principal activities of local authority staff undertaking the role of care manager. It is based on a sample of staff in a social services department specializing in older people's services. Data were obtained by asking staff t... Read More about What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services.

Stress among national politicians elected to Parliament for the first time (2003)
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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.

An evaluation of the impact of voluntary sector family support workers on the quality of life of carers of schizophrenia sufferers (2000)
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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)
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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)
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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.