Psychosocial Work Environment Risks Among Danish Fishers

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume30
dc.contributor.authorGrøn S
dc.contributor.authorJunaid F
dc.contributor.authorFroholdt LL
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-27T01:47:40Z
dc.date.available2025-03-27T01:47:40Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-17
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Our paper focuses on psychosocial risks that are under-researched within the fishing industry. The study was conducted in Denmark. Firstly, we investigated how Danish fishers perceive their psychosocial work environment. Secondly, we formed a group of industry partners and stakeholders with the purpose of designing ways to mitigate the reported stressors. METHODS: The study design is action research, employing qualitative co-creative methods for data collection in both the first and the second stages. The methods include chronicle workshops and design thinking workshops. Participants in the workshops came from different stakeholder groups, including fishers. We ensured that the focus remained on centering the voices of the fishers to understand the psychosocial risks within the industry context. RESULTS: In the first stage, we used thematic analysis, which led to the identification of ten themes: (1) discouragement, (2) stress, (3) poor economy, (4) negative atmosphere, (5) distrust, (6) injustice, (7) fear, (8) unpredictability, (9) powerlessness, and (10) lost pride. This study explored the key risks and highlighted that a lack of influence and meaning, reduced rewards, and increased unpredictability are likely to lead to increased stress in an environment that lacks social support. CONCLUSION: Existing research into the psychosocial working environment has established six dimensions where an imbalance leads to negative health effects. They are sometimes referred to as "the 6 gold nuggets" where an imbalance leads to negative health effects. We compared our themes to these gold nuggets and identified a clear overlap, which gave us confidence in the relevance of our data. Through the workshops, we co-created six recommendations to address the reported risks and provide policymakers with actionable recommendations.
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dc.format.pagination1-9
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39960226
dc.identifier.citationGrøn S, Junaid F, Froholdt LL. (2025). Psychosocial Work Environment Risks Among Danish Fishers.. J Agromedicine. 30. 2. (pp. 1-9).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1059924X.2025.2464059
dc.identifier.eissn1545-0813
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1059-924X
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72696
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1059924X.2025.2464059
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Agromedicine
dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAction research
dc.subjectFishers
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.subjectpsychosocial work environment
dc.titlePsychosocial Work Environment Risks Among Danish Fishers
dc.typeJournal article
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