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INRS initiated in 2003 a research theme around well-being at work. This axis of research was coherent with the work of the European institution on health and safety. The term “well-being” is also a possible strategy for enterprises to develop their…

Organizational interventions aimed at improving well-being have been widely discussed amongst researchers. It is legitimate to question the effectiveness of interventions, and to seek adequate criterions. It seems all the more important…

The current context in companies increases the amount of requests for interventions aimed at improving wellbeing at work and reducing psychosocial risk. This is also true in the service sector and in small structures, which often require approaches…

Considering psychosocial risks in companies requires the construction of a dialogue involving, beyond the partners in the prevention, Human Resources functions as well as management. It is broadly accepted that actions on organizational…

The SATIN questionnaire has been developed to take into account psychosocial risks at stake in companies. The tool allows for quantitative data on psychosocial health and organizational problems perceived by working teams that can be used…

In the context of an increasing number of interventions on occupational health and wellbeing, it is common practice to use diagnostic-centered methods where an in-depth understanding of the situation precedes the action. However, some authors…

For more than fifty years, OH-related disciplines have witnessed the emergence of theoretical models explaining the impact of work environment on health. This paper provides a review of these models from a historical viewpoint. It also introduces…

Taking into account psychosocial risks in companies requires the construction of a dialogue involving, beyond the partners in the prevention, Human Resources functions as well as management. It is broadly accepted that actions on organizational…

BACKGROUND:
Many questionnaires have been developed to measure how psychosocial characteristics are perceived in a work environment. But the content validity of these questionnaires has rarely been questioned due to the absence of a reference…

Objectives. This paper embraces the following two objectives. 1) To propose an exhaustive, detailed taxonomy of work environment characteristics involved in psychosocial risks using an explicit, reproducible approach; 2) To apply this taxonomy…