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New Paper on How Character Strengths Can Help Your Health and Well-Being

In a recent paper titled Character Strengths Involving an Orientation to Promote Good Can Help Your Health and Well-Being. Evidence From two Longitudinal Studies, Harvard researchers, Dorota Weziak-Białowolska, Piotr Białowolski of SHINE, and Tyler J. VanderWeele of The Human Flourishing Program, examine the impact of an orientation to promote good on flourishing outcomes. Not much is known about the benefits of health and well-being of an orientation to promote good,…

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Harvard Crimson | HSPH Researchers Explore Pandemic’s Impact on Employee Well-Being

The following article was featured in the Harvard Crimson.   Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found connections between disrupted workplace relationships and emerging mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study. The study — which was conducted by HSPH’s Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise program — may help guide employers and policy makers in boosting employee well-being while working remotely. Dorota…

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SHINE to present at the American Psychological Association Work, Stress and Health conference

SHINE Director Eileen McNeely and SHINE Research Scientist Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska will present on Flourishing in life and well-being at work: Longitudinal evidence from manufacturing and apparel industry, office and manufacturing workers as part of the “Total Worker Health™: Rationale and Application” session on November 9 in Philadelphia. Details: https://www.apa.org/news/events/2019/work-stress-conference

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SHINE Publishes Paper on Open-Plan Office and the Impact on Work Behaviors

Following the rising cost of real estate and a desire to increase collaboration and communication among employees, the open-plan office has been trending over the past decades. However, research about the impact of the open-plan office on humans is equivocal. The results are mixed depending on the nature of one’s work and job requirements.  There is a need for privacy in jobs requiring a high level of concentration, whereas jobs…

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