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Replace „I“ with „we“ and „illness“ becomes „wellness“ – Wie gemeinsame soziale Identität das Wohlbefinden steigern kann

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Die Mitgliedschaft in einer Gruppe und die Identifikation mit dieser ist förderlich für die eigene Gesundheit, was diverse empirische Studien belegen. Dazu zählt nicht nur die Zugehörigkeit zu Familie und Freunden, sondern auch die soziale Identifikation am Arbeitsplatz. Basierend auf diesen empirischen Befunden ist der Aufbau und die Stärkung von sozialer Identifikation im Unternehmen sowohl von Mitarbeitenden als auch von Führungskräften ein möglicher Ansatzpunkt für die organisationale Gesundheitsförderung.

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Kaluza, A.J., Junker, N.M., van Dick, R. (2022). Replace „I“ with „we“ and „illness“ becomes „wellness“ – Wie gemeinsame soziale Identität das Wohlbefinden steigern kann. In: Michel, A., Hoppe, A. (eds) Handbuch Gesundheitsförderung bei der Arbeit. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28651-4_12

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