A5073052594- Noise Effects and Management
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health and Medical Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Human Health and Disease
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
University of Münster
2011-2024
University of Bremen
2017-2023
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2013-2018
TU Dortmund University
2011-2013
The importance of the social environment and inequalities in disease etiology is well-known due to profound research conceptual framework on determinants health. For a long period, exposome with its classical orientation towards detrimental health effects biological, chemical, physical exposures, this knowledge remained underrepresented. But currently it gains great awareness calls for innovations rethinking role environmental determinants. To fill gap that exists terms domain within...
The reduction of stress reactivity resulting from management interventions prevents disorders and improves mental health, however, its long-term sustainability has been little examined. objective this study was, therefore, to determine the effectiveness a intervention, designed improve reactivity, for health sleep problems seven years later, using longitudinal data 101 male industrial workers. Linear regressions estimated adjusted effects changes in general as well six subdimensions (work...
Despite being an overall objective of European policies, health equity and environmental justice have not yet been systematically implemented in policies. Taking control over one's environment as element equity, we consider intractable exposure to transportation noise a highly relevant policy field. The Environmental Noise Directive is designed sectoral dealing with one determinant (noise) drawing on the Global Burden Disease framework, whereas demands investigation manifold variations...
Noise action planning according to the EU Environmental Directive aims improve people's health. Although health inequalities exist, does not address social in residential exposure road traffic noise. In multivariate regression analyses based on two urban study populations, we assess relationship between objective and subjective indicators of noise as an issue environmental justice. Residential neighbourhood satisfaction, socio-demographic -economic, health-related noise-related attitudinal...
To investigate whether aging employees' selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) strategies were associated with work ability over above job demand control variables, as well across professions.Multivariable linear regressions conducted using a representative sample of German employees born in 1959 1965 (N = 6057).SOC was assessed to have an independent effect on ability. Associations demands variables more prominent. The SOC tended enhance the positive association between decision...
Short- and medium-term effectiveness (up to 3 years) of individual level stress management interventions (SMI) at work were demonstrated, yet long-term remains unexplored. We therefore aimed address this research gap.94 male middle managers participated in a randomized wait-list controlled trial between 2006 2008 post-trial-follow-up survey 2015. During the first two years, all received an 18-hour psychotherapeutic SMI intervention which was based on Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model:...
Until now, insomnia has not been much of interest in epidemiological neighbourhood studies, although literature provides evidence enough for insomnia-related mechanisms being potentially dependent on contexts. Besides, studies have shown differences sleep along individual social characteristics that might render residents more vulnerable to contextual exposures. Given the role exposure duration and changes relationship between neighbourhoods health, we studied associations unemployment...
Borrowing from concepts of socio-environmental epidemiology and psychology, we conceived self-rated health as a function multiple physical psychosocial stressors resources at the residential neighbourhood individual level. In this model stressors, objective exposure to road traffic noise was specified stressor whose effect on may be mediated modified by residents' subjective response (serious annoyance). Self-reported hearing disability, recreational coping in green areas satisfaction were...
Urban residents’ need to be in control of their home environment can constrained by perceived uncontrollability exposure road traffic noise. Noise annoyance may indicate a psychological stress reaction due this perception, thereby undermining the restoration process. Environmental resources, such as having access quiet side at and dwelling-related green, reduce noise both directly shielding acoustically indirectly enhancing control. We assessed potential mediating role independent joint...
Current economic and social change has contributed to increasing job insecurity traffic-related pollution in residential areas. Both exposure noise air are known determinants of population health can concur peoples' lives. This may hold true particularly for socially disadvantaged subpopulations. Nevertheless, the potential independent joint links those exposures have been rarely examined so far. We aimed contribute scarce body evidence.Information on perceived as expressed by annoyance well...
Objective: To examine the main and interactive effects of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) selection, optimization, compensation (SOC) strategy on depressive symptoms among working population in City Kumning, China. Methods: We assessed separate combined low versus high ERI good poor SOC using multivariable logistic regression analyses a population-based sample (N = 2457). Results: High were significantly associated with symptoms, respectively. In employees both SOC, odds ratio was highly...
Little is yet known on the long-term effects of stress management interventions (SMIs) in workplace. The aim this study was to prospectively examine effect an improvement psychosocial working conditions measured by Effort-Reward (E-R) Imbalance model within 2 years following SMI, and mental health 7 later.The sample consisted 97 male industrial workers from southern Germany. Data were collected pre- post-intervention 2006 (T1) 2008 (T2), respectively, as well 2015 (T3). Change scores...
The Environmental Noise Directive expects residents to be actively involved in localising and selecting noise abatement interventions during the action planning process. Its intervention impact is meant homogeneous across population groups. Against background of social heterogeneity environmental disparities, however, on exposure traffic-related its health effects unlikely follow homogenous distributions. Until now, there has been no study evaluating measures distribution outcomes. We...
Noise annoyance may reflect a pro-participatory attitude towards public information and consultation according to the European Environmental Directive. However, noise is also indicative of stress response perceived uncontrollable exposure. Using cross-sectional data on sample elderly citizens (n = 1772), we investigated whether value residents ascribed being able control exposure at home moderated potential indirect effect road traffic through control. Our results confirmed presence such...
It has been suggested that work characteristics, such as mental demands, job control, and occupational complexity, are prospectively related to cognitive function. However, current evidence on links between psychosocial working conditions change over time is inconsistent. In this study, we applied the effort-reward imbalance model allows build previous research demands introduce reward-based learning a principle with beneficial effect We aimed investigate whether high effort, reward, low...
Given the absence of binding standards for noise action planning according to European Noise Directive, citizens' engagement in public information and consultation processes are crucial procedural environmental justice. Drawing on a conceptual model cognitive-motivational determinants, we examined (1) engagement-specific self-efficacy communal mastery as links between exposure road traffic intended performed civic protection, (2) condition object resources additional predictors, (3)...
European noise policy is originally committed to the precautionary principle of environmental planning, aiming at high health standards. Recent assessments Noise Directive report an increase traffic and under-estimation effects, however. In addition traffic-related exposure, Union faces another serious public problem: inequity, with social epidemiological research providing tentative evidence on socio-spatial inequalities in exposures effects. view these two challenges, we set out describe...
Cognitive health is a key resource for individuals to nurture their employability. We studied the longitudinal association of cognitive function with changes in stressful working conditions, testing possible reversed causation. used sample employees (N=1,355) participating two surveys (2006 and 2011) within German national representative study (GSOEP). was captured by perceptual speed (Symbol Digit Test) word fluency (Animal Naming Test). Stressful conditions were measured validated short...
The European Environmental Noise Directive highlights public participation in the development and review of noise action plans. Considering unequal opportunities, determinants civic engagement are crucial. We conceptualised these to arise from four components: (1) exposure, (2) environmental resources, (3) engagement-specific cognitions, (4) general cognitions emotions. aimed classify intention for a population-based sample German KORA study Augsburg region by using Conditional Inference...
Due to the increasing flexibilisation of European labour market, new forms atypical work organisation have been arising. Atypical employment may cause negative health effects similar unemployment. Considering health-promoting relevance sleep for productivity, we investigate if different are associated with difficulties falling and maintaining asleep among middle-aged male female employees.Data were retrieved from 1(st) wave lidA study, a nation-wide survey employees in Germany 2011....