Petra Lindfors

2 months ago | avhandlingar.se | Petra Lindfors |Anne Richter |Marit Christensen |Stockholms universitet

Nyckelord: SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employment contracts; job insecurity; psychosocial work environment; health; well-being; faculty; higher education; Sweden; psykologi; Psychology; Sammanfattning: Research suggests that the current employment and working conditions in academia have implications for the health, well-being, and personal lives of faculty.

Aug 26, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Anne Richter |Aleksandra Bujacz |Petra Lindfors |Anna S. Tanimoto

INTRODUCTION Increasing concerns about job insecurity (JI) in academia in Western countries have prompted investigations indicating potential consequences for faculty health (Kinnunen, Mäkikangas, Mauno, De Cuyper & De Witte, 2014; Nicholls, Nicholls, Tekin, Lamb & Billings, 2022; Urbanaviciute, Roll, Tomas & De Witte, 2021). While those in academia are tasked with the responsibility to educate and innovate, little is known about fixed-term contracts and JI perceptions among faculty.