Browsing Health Promotion (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Hodgins, Margaret"

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    • Ageism in health policy. 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Institute of Public Administration, 2004-05-01)
      This paper explores the extent to which health policy in Ireland can be said to be ageist. Following the identification of key pieces of legislation and related polcy and strategy documents, the documents were reviewed, ...

    • Building capacity in workplace health promotion: the case of the Healthy Together e-learning project 

      Hodgins, Margaret; Battel-Kirk, Barbara; Asgeirsdottir, Asa G. (2010-03-26)
      The current global economic crisis poses major challenges for workplace health promotion (WHP). Activities that are not perceived to obviously and directly contribute to profits could be sacrificed. This paper argues that ...

    • Bullying and incivility in higher education workplaces: Micropolitics and the abuse of power 

      Hodgins, Margaret; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (Emerald, 2017-09-11)
      Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of workplace ill-treatment of administrative and technical staff in the higher education sector, with a particular focus on organisational ...

    • Bullying and work-related stress in the Irish workplace 

      Cullinan, John; Hodgins, Margaret; Hogan, Victoria; McDermott, Michael; Walsh, Sharon (MDPI, 2019-02-13)
      Work-related stress is increasing in prevalence, with important consequences for employees, employers, the economy, and wider society. While previous research has identified a link between work-related stress and bullying, ...

    • "Come for the weight-loss, stay for the enjoyment" - exploring attributions for initiating and maintaining exercise. 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Psychological Society of Ireland, 2001-05)
      The potential benefits from engaging in physical activity and exercise in terms of both physical and mental health are well established. Regular exercise has been demonstrated to have preventative effects for several chronic ...

    • Education for social care workers - The views of course participants 

      Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (Taylor & Francis, 1998-10)
      It is widely acknowledged that the experiences of the adult le::1.rner returning co education 1nd the experiences of the younger student are very di.fferem. For the 1dult learner, fin:rncial situation. motivation. ...

    • Evaluation of pilot health and safety materials for use in post-primary schools 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Health Service Executive, 2009-06)
      Trends across a number of countries including Ireland indicate a high level of part-time employment in post-primary students. Research evidence indicates that such younger workers are at increased risk of non-fatal injury ...

    • Feasibility of a mens' health promotion programme in Irish primary care 

      McMahon, Aoife; Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (Springer, 2002-01)
      Background To assess the feasibility of offering health promotion and preventive medicine initiatives in primary care. Aims A pilot study aimed at men in general practice to establish the uptake, acceptability and effectiveness ...

    • Health and well-being in social care workers 

      Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (Women's Studies Centre, NUI Galway, 1998)
      [No abstract available]

    • Mature trainees' perceptions of the process of their family therapy training. 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Indiktos S. A., 2004-10)
      Studies on Family Therapy Training generally focus on the outcome of training rather than the process of learning. This study employed a qualitative methodology to explore experienced trainees' perceptions of skill acquisition ...

    • A person perception study of the 'Healthy body-Healthy mind' stereotype 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Taylor & Francis, 1992)
      In a person-perception study, examining whether information regarding physical fitness leads to judgements about psychological well-being, 114 subjects were presented with aural descriptions of a fictitious character. Half ...

    • The prevalence of ill-treatment and bullying at work in Ireland 

      Hogan, Victoria; Hodgins, Margaret; Lewis, Duncan; Maccurtain, Sarah; Mannix-McNamara, Patricia; Pursell, Lisa (Emerald, 2020-02-20)
      Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence of ill-treatment and bullying experienced by Irish workers and to explore individual and organisational predictors. The most recent national figures available ...

    • Social welfare, housing and health policy and the determinants of quality of life for older people in the Republic of Ireland 

      Hodgins, Margaret; McKenna, Verna (2010)
      Improving quality of life (QoL) for older people calls for public policy initiatives which have a positive impact on the determinants of quality of life. This paper presents a review of current social welfare, housing and ...

    • A study of workaholism in Irish academics 

      Hogan, Victoria; Hogan, Michael; Hodgins, Margaret (Oxford University Press, 2016-05-11)
      Background Workaholism is recognized as a health risk for academics given the open-ended nature of academic work; however, current prevalence rates of workaholism in the academic setting are unknown.Aims To assess the ...

    • Taking a Health Promotion Approach to the Problem of Bullying 

      Hodgins, Margaret (2008)
      Health promotion is an emerging, multidisciplinary, endeavour that has much to offer the study of bullying. The negative health impacts of bullying are well documented, and indicate that having been bullied is associated ...

    • The value of lost productivity from workplace bullying in Ireland 

      Cullinan, John; Hodgins, Margaret; Hogan, Victoria; Pursell, Lisa (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-05-18)
      Background Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem with significant personal, social and economic costs. Estimates of the resulting lost productivity provide an important societal perspective on the impact of the problem. ...

    • Workplace bullying and incivility: A systematic review of interventions 

      Hodgins, Margaret; MacCurtain, Sarah; Mannix-McNamara, Patricia (Emerald, 2014-03-04)
      Purpose Workplace mistreatment has a negative impact on the health and well-being of approximately 20 per cent of workers. Despite this, few interventions have been evaluated and published. The purpose of this paper is ...

    • Workplace mistreatment: Health, working environment and social and economic factors 

      Hodgins, Margaret (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-02)
      Objective: To explore patterns of workplace mistreatment, relationships with health and with selected workplace, economic and social factors in 34 countries. Methods: Secondary data analysis of the European Working Conditions ...