@article{Muschalla2017,
  author    = {Muschalla, Beate},
  title     = {Work-anxiety-coping intervention improves work-coping perception while a recreational intervention leads to deterioration},
  series = {European journal of work and organizational psychology : the official journal of The European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {European journal of work and organizational psychology : the official journal of The European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Taylor \& Francis},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1359-432X},
  doi       = {10.1080/1359432X.2017.1384378},
  pages     = {858 -- 869},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Work-anxieties are costly and need early intervention. The perception of being able to cope with work is a basic requirement for work ability. This randomized controlled trial investigates whether a cognitive behavioural, work-anxiety-coping group (WAG) intervention leads to better work-coping perception than an unspecific recreational group (RG). Heterogeneous people in medical rehabilitation, who were due to return to work, were interviewed concerning their work-anxieties, and either randomly assigned to a WAG (n=85) or a RG (n=95). The participants (with an average of 50years old [range 23-64]; 51\% women; 70\% workers or employees, 25\% academics, 5\% unskilled) followed the group intervention for four or six sessions. The perceived work-coping was assessed by self-rating (Inventory for Job-Coping and Return Intention JoCoRi) after each group session. Although participants had a slight temporary decrease in work-coping after group session two (from M-1=2.47 to M-2=2.28, d(Cohen)=-.22), the WAG led to the improvement of perceived work-coping over the intervention course (from M-1=2.47 to M-6=2.65, d(Cohen)=.18). In contrast, participants from the RG reported lower work-coping after six group sessions (from M-1=2.26 to M-6=2.02, d(Cohen)=-.18). It is considered that people with work-anxieties need training in work-coping. By focusing on recreation only, this may lead to deterioration of work-coping. Indeed, intervention designers should be aware of temporary deterioration (side effects) when confronting participants with work-coping.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Muschalla2016,
  author    = {Muschalla, Beate},
  title     = {Different work capacity impairments in patients with different work-anxieties},
  series = {International archives of occupational and environmental health},
  volume    = {89},
  journal   = {International archives of occupational and environmental health},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0340-0131},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00420-015-1099-x},
  pages     = {609 -- 619},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Purpose Persons with work-anxieties are especially endangered for work capacity impairment and sick leave. Work capacity impairment is not directly due to symptoms but due to illness-related capacity disorders. Work capacity impairments can be described on different dimensions (e.g., social interaction, decision making and judgment, endurance, mobility). Understanding the type of work capacity impairment is important for reintegration interventions. This is the first study to investigate work capacity impairment in risk patients with different work-anxieties. Results Patients with different work-anxieties were impaired in different capacity dimensions: Work-related social anxiety went along with clinically relevant impairment in capacity of assertiveness (M = 2.40), anxiety of insufficiency went along with impaired capacity of endurance (M = 2.20), and work-related generalized worrying was accompanied by impairment in the capacity for decision making (M = 1.82). Specific capacity impairment dimensions were related to sick leave duration, while a global work ability prognosis was not. Conclusions The capacity approach is useful to describe work impairment more precisely and beyond symptoms. On this basis, reintegration-focusing interventions such as capacity training (e.g., social interaction training) or work adjustment (e.g., reducing exposure with interactional work tasks) can be initiated.},
  language  = {en}
}