Kristina Gyllensten

Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Department of occupational medicine

Welcome to Volume 8 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP)), an international peer reviewed journal. We are keen to receive contributions from researchers and practitioners working in the fields of counselling, counselling psychology and psychotherapy. We invite contributions to the journal on the following:...

A participatory-based intervention was performed in Sweden, aimed at improving the sound environment in one preschool (n = 20) and one obstetric ward (n = 50), with two controls each (n = 28, n = 66). Measured sound levels, and surveys of noise annoyance, hearing-related symptoms and emotional exhaustion were collected before, and three and nine mo...

Welcome to Volume 7 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP). Looking back at Volume 6 we published a paper on Skills in Single-Session Therapy (Dryden, 2022) and two book reviews (Basa, 2022; Hensel, 2022). The European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice is an international peer reviewed j...

Background: Long COVID is defined by the persistence of physical and/or psychological and cognitive symptoms debuting after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Individuals affected describe impairing and debilitating symptoms sometimes making it difficult to take part in work and social life. Long COVID is likely to have an impact on the work force. Objective:...

Objective The aim of the study was to explore and describe how workers in communication-intense workplaces in health care and preschools experience the sound environment. The dependence on vocal communication and social interaction poses a challenge using hearing protection in these working environments. Method A qualitative method was used, more...

Background: Noise is a common workplace problem that can affect health and performance. High sound levels have been found in sectors that largely has been overlooked in noise research such as health care and education. In these communication-intense environments the work requires speech communication, thus making it difficult to wear hearing prote...

Welcome to Volume 6 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP). We have been living in troubled times. Since March 2020 our health services and communities have been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, and although countries have come out of lockdown, infection rates still remain high. Some cities in China have...

Recent cross-sectional studies have showed that preschool teachers and obstetrics personnel risk developing hearing-related symptoms associated with noise exposure. An ongoing cohort follow-up and intervention study will provide causal interpretations and evaluation of preventive factors. This presentation will include an overview of the project...

Welcome to Volume 5 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP). The COVID-19 pandemic Since March 2020, we have lived through a very challenging period with the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which has led to a tragic loss of life. The World Health O...

Aims In order to add to the existing knowledge about factors associated with retirement timing, in the car industry, it is useful to consider the psychosocial working conditions prior to retirement. This case-control study aimed to investigate relationships between psychosocial job factors and extended work after the age of 62 years among workers i...

Welcome to Volume 4 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJCTRAP). This publication is an international peer reviewed journal. We encourage academic contributions from researchers and counselling practitioners. We publish theory, research and practice articles on all aspects of counselling and psychotherapy.

Objective To examine three levels of need for recovery (NFR) after work in relation to effort from work demands, demand compensatory strategies, effort-moderating or -reversing resources, and health including health behaviors. A further purpose was to examine occupational characteristics determining NFR. Methods 5000 engineers, carpenters, nurses,...

We are pleased to introduce our readers and contributors to Volume 3 for 2019 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP). Citation: Palmer, S., Gyllensten, K., O’Riordan, S., & Szymanska, K. (2019). Editorial: The European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice. European Journal of Counselling The...

The aim of this study was to explore older workers’ motivation for a full or extended working life. With particular focus on assistant nurses aged 55–64 years, working in the elderly care sector. Focus group interviews were conducted with five different groups of assistant nurses. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the interviews and f...

The aim of the study was to examine successful participation in working life in the ages of 69-75 years. A further aim was to elucidate socioeconomic and psychological processes surrounding successful participation. Focus groups were used to collect the data, and seven different focus groups met in four different towns in the western region of Swed...

Journal of Business and Economics, August 2016, Volume 7, No. 8, pp. 1334-1345 2016 Career Crafting: Working during the Ages of 69-75 Years Kerstin Wentz, Kristina Gyllensten (Sahlgrenska Academy and University Hospital, Sweden) Abstract: The aim of the study was to examine successful participation in working life in the ages of 69-75 years. A fu...

Stress has been called the 'great modern disease' and it causes many negative effects for societies, organizations, and individuals. Stress may also be responsible for psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and burnout. Indeed, stress and its consequences have been described in the literature since the 19th-century with William James...

Stress has been called the 'great modern disease' and it causes many negative effects for societies, organizations, and individuals. Stress may also be responsible for psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and burnout. Indeed, stress and its consequences have been described in the literature since the 19th-century with William James...

Stress has been called the 'great modern disease' and it causes many negative effects for societies, organizations, and individuals. Stress may also be responsible for psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and burnout. Indeed, stress and its consequences have been described in the literature since the 19th-century with William James...

Resilience and wellbeing-namely how people cope, handle and even thrive despite stress and adversity-are topics in the psychological literature canon that are gaining increasing attention. Within these fields researchers have aimed to identify individual characteristics that help to protects against hardship and difficulties such as poverty and men...

Resilience and wellbeing-namely how people cope, handle and even thrive despite stress and adversity-are topics in the psychological literature canon that are gaining increasing attention. Within these fields researchers have aimed to identify individual characteristics that help to protects against hardship and difficulties such as poverty and men...

Resilience and wellbeing-namely how people cope, handle and even thrive despite stress and adversity-are topics in the psychological literature canon that are gaining increasing attention. Within these fields researchers have aimed to identify individual characteristics that help to protects against hardship and difficulties such as poverty and men...

Många av de mest framgångsrika coacher som är verksamma i Sverige idag jobbar med kognitiv och beteendeinriktad coaching. Med detta arbetssätt som grund skapas ett coachingsamtal som kan leda till genomgripande förändring. I denna bok varvas teori och praktik. Målgruppen är praktiserande coacher, terapeuter, chefer, psykologer, rådgivare och alla a...

Objectives: Cognitive coaching and cognitive behavioural coaching are approaches practiced by many coaching psychologists (Palmer & Whybrow, 2007). However, there is a lack of qualitative studies evaluating these approaches. The main objective of/with the present study was to investigate a number of participants’ experiences of cognitive coaching....

This case study describes the therapeutic work with a client suffering from depression. A cognitive approach was used and a brief summary of the problem and the therapy is outlined. The client had suffered from procrastination for a long time and this was one of the key areas to be addressed in therapy. This case is presented to highlight that cogn...

Objectives: There is a lack of research on the coaching relationship (O’Broin & Palmer, 2006a). The current paper will present the findings from a qualitative study that explored experiences of workplace coaching including the coaching relationship. Design: The study adopted a qualitative design and the data was analysed by Interpretative Phenomeno...

Workplace coaching is becoming increasingly popular and it has been suggested that it could be useful in tackling stress (Hearn, 2001). However, there is a lack of research investigating the effectiveness of coaching in reducing stress. Indeed this was the aim of the current study. The research consisted of three parts and two large organisations p...

Objectives: This paper will present the findings from a qualitative study exploring experiences of workplace coaching. Design: The study adopted a qualitative design. Semi-structured interviews were used and the method of analysis was Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, Jaraman & Osborn, 1999). Methods: Two large organisations particip...

Workplace stress is a serious problem in the UK and counselling is an intervention frequently used to tackle this problem (Health and Safety Executive, 2003). There is a vast amount of literature focusing on the topic of workplace stress. Nevertheless, there appears to be a lack of literature focusing on clients suffering from workplace stress seek...

This paper presents the main findings from Part I of a study investigating if workplace coaching can reduce stress. Thirty-one participants from a UK finance organisation took part in the quasi-experimental study. Depression, anxiety and stress were measured before and after coaching in a coaching and control group. Levels of anxiety and stress had...

Objective The aim of this review was to evaluate research relating to the role of gender in the level of workplace stress. A further aim was to review literature relating to stressors of particular relevance to working women. These stressors included, multiple roles, lack of career progress and discrimination and stereotyping. Design Systematic rev...

Work related stress is causing concern and is having negative effects on individuals and organisations (HSE, 2001). Various interventions are used to reduce workplace stress but this paper proposes that coaching can be effective in tackling stress. Coaching is becoming increasingly popular and is viewed positively within the corporate world (Peltie...

his paper presents the findings from a qualitative study conducted to gain further insight into the attitudes of finance organizations towards workplace stress and stress interventions. Semi-structured interviews were used and seven individuals, each representing their organization, participated in the study. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysi...

There is a limited amount of research investigating the relationship between coaching and stress. This paper will present the findings from Part II of a study investigating whether workplace coaching can reduce stress. A correlational design was used and 103 participants from a UK and a Scandinavian organisation participated. Multiple regression an...

The study used a qualitative methodology to gain further insight into the perceptions of finance organisations with regard to stress in the workplace. Seven participants, representing their organisations, were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The data was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) (Smith et al 1999)....