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Work can make you sick—and work can make you happy. Which one happens depends on who you are, what you do and how you are treated at work. Work that is rewarding, involving good relationships with colleagues and opportunities to feel a sense of achievement on a regular basis is a key factor in psychological well-being (PWB) . Good PWB , as we shall see later in this chapter, is linked to good physical heath. Dull and monotonous work, difficult relationships with others and work that is impossibly demanding ‘or lacks meaning’ damages resilience , PWB and physical health. Later chapters will explain how PWB can be damaged or enhanced by work and will also cover the key workplace factors that influence PWB. This chapter sets the scene for what follows by explaining why PWB at work matters and how it is linked to overall sickness and health
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Johnson, S., Robertson, I., Cooper, C.L. (2018). For Individuals. In: WELL-BEING. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62548-5_1
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