👔 Rumination, prolonged activation, and sleep/wake rhythms. New research perspectives on work stress (FORMart)

Seminar conducted at the 23rd exhibition for quality and safety at the workplace (Fiera Ambiente Lavoro) in Bologna on October 12th 2023 for FORMart on work-related stress and the new perspectives on its relationship with ruminative thinking and sleep quality.

Short description:

Work-related stress can seriously impact on worker health and well-being, including their recovery and sleep quality. The seminar, which is valid to get training credits for HS professionals and trainers, provides an overview on recent research perspectives on the causes and the effects of work-related rumination. The seminar is organized by FORMart in collaboration with organizational psychologist Michele Piattella.

Course program:

• Stress response, chronic stress, and psychosocial hazards

• New perspectives on the stress effects on health: From exposures at work to the prolonged stress outside work

• The role of work-related rumination

• Work stress, rumination and sleep/wake rhythms: The vicious circle between stress and sleep disturbances

• Work-related consequences of rumination and sleep disturbances

• Potential work-related determinants of rumiative thinking