Imperial College London
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Professor EJ Milner-Gulland

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 2509e.j.milner-gulland Website

 
 
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Location

 

108MunroSilwood Park

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Pienkowski:2023:10.1111/csp2.12918,
author = {Pienkowski, T and Keane, A and de, Lange E and Kapoor, V and Khanyari, M and Ravi, R and Smit, IPJ and Castelló, y Tickell S and Hazenbosch, M and William, ANS and Baranyi, G and Brittain, S and Papworth, S and Saxena, S and Hout, V and Milner-Gulland, EJ},
doi = {10.1111/csp2.12918},
journal = {Conservation Science and Practice},
title = {Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12918},
volume = {5},
year = {2023}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Workplaces can be sources of both stress and support, affecting employees' mental health and productivity. Yet, little research has investigated variability in workplace risk factors for poor mental health in conservation. We aimed to explore how patterns of psychological distress—a state of emotional disturbance—and associated workplace risk factors vary between conservation job roles. Working with three case study organizations in India, South Africa, and Cambodia, we surveyed 280 field-based, office-based, and research staff. Moderate or severe psychological distress was reported by 28.9%. Field-based practitioners reported a greater imbalance between workplace efforts and rewards (0.35 standard deviation (SD), 95% credibility interval (CI) 0.03–0.67) than their colleagues, which was associated with greater psychological distress (0.24 SD, 95% CI 0.10–0.39). After controlling for this mediated relationship, researchers reported greater psychological distress than field-based practitioners (0.37 SD, 95% CI 0.02–0.72). However, when accounting for all direct and indirect effects, there was no overall difference in distress between roles. Employers, funders, professional societies, and other institutions seeking to support conservationists' mental health should understand and offer support tailored to role-specific challenges. Doing so might enhance conservationists' wellbeing while strengthening their ability to reverse global nature loss.
AU  - Pienkowski,T
AU  - Keane,A
AU  - de,Lange E
AU  - Kapoor,V
AU  - Khanyari,M
AU  - Ravi,R
AU  - Smit,IPJ
AU  - Castelló,y Tickell S
AU  - Hazenbosch,M
AU  - William,ANS
AU  - Baranyi,G
AU  - Brittain,S
AU  - Papworth,S
AU  - Saxena,S
AU  - Hout,V
AU  - Milner-Gulland,EJ
DO  - 10.1111/csp2.12918
PY  - 2023///
SN  - 2578-4854
TI  - Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals
T2  - Conservation Science and Practice
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12918
UR  - https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.12918
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/102848
VL  - 5
ER  -
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