Santa’s Job: An Occupational Health Psychology Perspective
Kevin Teoh makes some light-hearted observations on the psychosocial working conditions of Santa Claus.
In the December issue of the Occupational Health Psychologist, by the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, Kevin Teoh makes some light-hearted observations on the psychosocial working conditions of Santa Claus.
"Santa Claus sighs as he reviews his list of kids who have been naughty, and then goes over those who have been marked nice. The increasing global population means the number of children on his list grows with each passing year. Currently, it’s estimated to contain the names of between 152 and 526 million children (Bump, 2011; Svan, 2009), meaning a lot of presents to sort out and deliver. This is concerning, as there is ample evidence demonstrating that high workloads are linked with poorer health and lower job satisfaction (Goetz et al, 2013; Portoghese et al., 2014; Ree et al., 2014). Gosh, a sick and unhappy Santa, we wouldn’t want that..."
The full text version is available from the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology website (http://goo.gl/I9gMjr).
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