Predictors of professional engagement
RESEARCH PROMOTER
Drs Leah Kaufmann and Luisa Batalha at Australian Catholic University are conducting a study that aims to understand what factors contribute to peoples' professional engagement. NTEU members are invited to participate in the survey. The study takes up to 50 min to complete (should take much less). Survey participants will be asked about themselves, their beliefs, and attitudes in relation to various social and workplace issues. Both Luisa Batalha and Leah Kaufmann are social psychologists with extensive expertise in surveying social-psychological issues.
'We would like to understand what social-psychological factors may influence people to engage with their workplaces and workplace groups such as trade union,' they said. 'To this end, we constructed a survey with questions that tap into various social-psychological variables such as demographics, beliefs
RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROMOTER
(e.g., just world endorsement), attitudes to trade unions, identification with workplace.' Click here to start the survey.
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Laser acupuncture for shoulder and neck pain in office workers Are you Perth-based, working more than 28 hours per week with sedentary office work and experiencing shoulder and neck pain? If you're thinking about having acupuncture to manage the pain, you are invited to take part in this research. The aim of this study is to provide compelling evidence of the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of LLLA for office workers with shoulder and neck pain.
should take you no longer than 20 minutes to complete. Following the completion of the survey, you will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups:
Participation in this research project will involve completing an online survey which will require you to sign a consent form, completing a set of questionnaires including demographics questions and questions to measure pain levels, work productivity and activity, quality of life, and information on the use of nonpharmacologic therapies for your shoulder and neck pain. The online survey
1. Receive six laser acupuncture therapy sessions from a licensed acupuncturist at ECU Acupuncture Research Clinic. Each session lasts 10-20 minutes, three times a week for two weeks. 2. Receive NO treatment over the two-week trial time. You will receive a complementary laser acupuncture therapy after the trial.
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nteu.org.au/sentry
At the end of two-week trial time you will receive an online link to complete the post-intervention questionnaire. To participate, please email Dr Carol Wang, c.wang@ecu.edu.au. This study is being conducted by ECU's Dr Carol Wang, Professor Lisa Whitehead, Dr Travis Cruickshank, Dr Johnny Lo, Dr Jun Wen, and Associate Professor Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia from Curtin University.
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Visit our website to find out more about NTEU's Research Promoter.
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