[{"date_created":"2023-06-28T09:23:37Z","department":[{"_id":"22"}],"type":"journal_article","keyword":["Public Health","Environmental and Occupational Health"],"publication":"BMC Public Health","issue":"1","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>Occupational health interventions for leaders are underrepresented in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). When creating and developing effective occupational health interventions, identification of the specific needs of the target group is regarded as an essential step before planning an intervention. Therefore, the aim of this study was (1) to examine the subjectively experienced work-related stressors of leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises, (2) to explore coping behaviors leaders use to deal with the experienced work-related stressors, (3) to investigate resources supporting the coping process and (4) to identify potentially self-perceived consequences resulting from the experienced stressors.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Methods</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>Ten semi-structured interviews with leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises were conducted. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed with content-structuring qualitative content analysis in accordance to Kuckartz.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>Leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises experience various stressors caused by work organization as well as industry-related stressors and other work-related stressors. To address the experienced stressors, leaders apply problem focused coping behaviors (e.g. performing changes on structural and personal level), emotional focused coping behaviors (e.g. balancing activities, cognitive restructuring) as well as the utilization of social support. Helpful resources for the coping process include organizational, social and personal resources. As a result of the experienced work-related stressors, interviewees stated to experience different health impairments, negative effects on work quality as well as neglect of leisure activities and lack of time for family and friends.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>The identified experienced work-related stressors, applied coping behaviors, utilized resources and emerging consequences underpin the urgent need for the development and performance of health-oriented leadership interventions for leaders in small and medium- sized IT and technological services. The results of this study can be used when designing a target-oriented intervention for the examined target group.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec>"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"700","doi":"10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1471-2458"]},"author":[{"full_name":"Dannheim, Indra","first_name":"Indra","last_name":"Dannheim"},{"id":"65985","last_name":"Buyken","first_name":"Anette","full_name":"Buyken, Anette"},{"full_name":"Kroke, Anja","first_name":"Anja","last_name":"Kroke"}],"year":"2023","title":"Work-related stressors and coping behaviors among leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises","intvolume":"        23","date_updated":"2023-06-28T09:24:17Z","publication_status":"published","citation":{"mla":"Dannheim, Indra, et al. “Work-Related Stressors and Coping Behaviors among Leaders in Small and Medium-Sized IT and Technological Services Enterprises.” <i>BMC Public Health</i>, vol. 23, no. 1, 700, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>.","ama":"Dannheim I, Buyken A, Kroke A. Work-related stressors and coping behaviors among leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises. <i>BMC Public Health</i>. 2023;23(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>","bibtex":"@article{Dannheim_Buyken_Kroke_2023, title={Work-related stressors and coping behaviors among leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises}, volume={23}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>}, number={1700}, journal={BMC Public Health}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Dannheim, Indra and Buyken, Anette and Kroke, Anja}, year={2023} }","apa":"Dannheim, I., Buyken, A., &#38; Kroke, A. (2023). Work-related stressors and coping behaviors among leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, <i>23</i>(1), Article 700. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>","ieee":"I. Dannheim, A. Buyken, and A. Kroke, “Work-related stressors and coping behaviors among leaders in small and medium-sized IT and technological services enterprises,” <i>BMC Public Health</i>, vol. 23, no. 1, Art. no. 700, 2023, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>.","short":"I. Dannheim, A. Buyken, A. Kroke, BMC Public Health 23 (2023).","chicago":"Dannheim, Indra, Anette Buyken, and Anja Kroke. “Work-Related Stressors and Coping Behaviors among Leaders in Small and Medium-Sized IT and Technological Services Enterprises.” <i>BMC Public Health</i> 23, no. 1 (2023). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15581-3</a>."},"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","_id":"45807","volume":23,"user_id":"92491","status":"public"},{"date_created":"2022-09-15T09:21:56Z","department":[{"_id":"35"},{"_id":"17"}],"keyword":["Public Health","Environmental and Occupational Health"],"type":"journal_article","issue":"1","publication":"BMC Public Health","abstract":[{"text":"<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>In Sub-Saharan African countries, rapid urbanization and increasing socio-economic status are associated with a transition to decreased physical activity (PA). A more sedentary lifestyle is linked to increased body fat leading to increments in leptin levels. Since rodent and human studies in high-income countries have shown that starvation-induced hypoleptinemia triggers high PA, efforts are warranted to pursue the hypothesis that low leptin levels in lean children of low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are also associated with high PA.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Methods</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>In this cross-sectional study, we assessed seven-day PA with triaxial accelerometry (ActiGraph GT3X) among 223 primary school children (9 to 12 years of age) in rural Tanzania. Moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and total accelerometer counts per day were outcome variables. Leptin was determined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay tests from dried blood spots. Anthropometric assessments were conducted and food insecurity and socio-demographic data were gathered using semi-structured interviews.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>In this sample of school children in rural Tanzania, leptin concentrations (median: 0.91 ng/mL, P25: 0.55, P75: 1.69), body mass index z-scores (median: -1.35, P25: -1.93, P75: -0.82), and height-for-age-z-scores (median: -1.16, P25: -1.96, P75: -0.61) were low. In contrast, PA levels were high with a median MVPA time of 119 min/day. Linear regression confirmed that leptin levels were negatively associated with MVPA (beta: -18.1; 95%CI: -29.7; -6.5; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.002) and total accelerometer counts (beta: -90,256; 95%CI: -154,146; -26,365; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.006). Children residing in areas with better infrastructure had lower MVPA levels (<jats:italic>p </jats:italic>&lt; 0.001) and tended to have higher leptin levels (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.062) than children residing in areas only reachable via dirt roads.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>Our cross-sectional field study is the first that supports the hypothesis of low leptin levels as a potential endocrine trigger of high PA in lean children of a LMIC. We observed early signs of a PA transition towards a less active lifestyle in a subgroup residing in areas with better infrastructure that concomitantly tended to have higher leptin concentrations. Considering that area-dependent PA differences were more pronounced among girls than boys, whereas differences in leptin levels were less pronounced, not only biological, but also external factors explain PA transition.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec>","lang":"eng"}],"extern":"1","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"933","doi":"10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1471-2458"]},"author":[{"first_name":"Christine","last_name":"Ludwig","full_name":"Ludwig, Christine"},{"full_name":"Knoll-Pientka, Nadja","last_name":"Knoll-Pientka","first_name":"Nadja"},{"full_name":"Mwanri, Akwilina","first_name":"Akwilina","last_name":"Mwanri"},{"full_name":"Erfle, Celina","first_name":"Celina","last_name":"Erfle"},{"full_name":"Onywera, Vincent","last_name":"Onywera","first_name":"Vincent"},{"full_name":"Tremblay, Mark S.","first_name":"Mark S.","last_name":"Tremblay"},{"full_name":"Bühlmeier, Judith","last_name":"Bühlmeier","first_name":"Judith","id":"89838"},{"full_name":"Luzak, Agnes","last_name":"Luzak","first_name":"Agnes"},{"full_name":"Ferland, Maike","last_name":"Ferland","first_name":"Maike"},{"full_name":"Schulz, Holger","last_name":"Schulz","first_name":"Holger"},{"id":"88682","first_name":"Lars","orcid":"0000-0003-1603-3133","last_name":"Libuda","full_name":"Libuda, Lars"},{"last_name":"Hebebrand","first_name":"Johannes","full_name":"Hebebrand, Johannes"}],"year":"2022","title":"Low leptin levels are associated with elevated physical activity among lean school children in rural Tanzania","intvolume":"        22","date_updated":"2022-10-27T08:37:03Z","publication_status":"published","citation":{"ama":"Ludwig C, Knoll-Pientka N, Mwanri A, et al. Low leptin levels are associated with elevated physical activity among lean school children in rural Tanzania. <i>BMC Public Health</i>. 2022;22(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>","bibtex":"@article{Ludwig_Knoll-Pientka_Mwanri_Erfle_Onywera_Tremblay_Bühlmeier_Luzak_Ferland_Schulz_et al._2022, title={Low leptin levels are associated with elevated physical activity among lean school children in rural Tanzania}, volume={22}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>}, number={1933}, journal={BMC Public Health}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Ludwig, Christine and Knoll-Pientka, Nadja and Mwanri, Akwilina and Erfle, Celina and Onywera, Vincent and Tremblay, Mark S. and Bühlmeier, Judith and Luzak, Agnes and Ferland, Maike and Schulz, Holger and et al.}, year={2022} }","mla":"Ludwig, Christine, et al. “Low Leptin Levels Are Associated with Elevated Physical Activity among Lean School Children in Rural Tanzania.” <i>BMC Public Health</i>, vol. 22, no. 1, 933, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>.","chicago":"Ludwig, Christine, Nadja Knoll-Pientka, Akwilina Mwanri, Celina Erfle, Vincent Onywera, Mark S. Tremblay, Judith Bühlmeier, et al. “Low Leptin Levels Are Associated with Elevated Physical Activity among Lean School Children in Rural Tanzania.” <i>BMC Public Health</i> 22, no. 1 (2022). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>.","short":"C. Ludwig, N. Knoll-Pientka, A. Mwanri, C. Erfle, V. Onywera, M.S. Tremblay, J. Bühlmeier, A. Luzak, M. Ferland, H. Schulz, L. Libuda, J. Hebebrand, BMC Public Health 22 (2022).","apa":"Ludwig, C., Knoll-Pientka, N., Mwanri, A., Erfle, C., Onywera, V., Tremblay, M. S., Bühlmeier, J., Luzak, A., Ferland, M., Schulz, H., Libuda, L., &#38; Hebebrand, J. (2022). Low leptin levels are associated with elevated physical activity among lean school children in rural Tanzania. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, <i>22</i>(1), Article 933. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>","ieee":"C. Ludwig <i>et al.</i>, “Low leptin levels are associated with elevated physical activity among lean school children in rural Tanzania,” <i>BMC Public Health</i>, vol. 22, no. 1, Art. no. 933, 2022, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9\">10.1186/s12889-022-12949-9</a>."},"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","_id":"33385","volume":22,"user_id":"14931","status":"public"}]