Marit Christensen
About
I am a professor of work and organizational psychology at the Department of Psychology and affiliated with the Centre for Health Promotion Research. In 2012, I defended my doctoral thesis: "Work and health in a changing world: The implications of job demands and resources for job satisfaction and health at work."
I have been project manager on two Nordic projects dealing with positive factors in the working life and healthy engaged workers in healthy organisations. In these projects I have together with my Nordic partners worked to map and test theories and methods on positive factors in the working life adapted to Nordic working life.
I am researching, and have been part of the development of ARK, which is a comprehensive mapping and implementation programme to promote psychosocial working environment and climate in the university and university college sector in Norway.
I also lead a work package in the H2020 project "H-work - Multilevel Interventions to Promote Mental Health in SMEs and Public Workplaces". Together with 14 partners from nine different countries, we will develop and test multi-level tools and measures to promote mental health in Europe. Watch the video "Going to research working environment that provides good mental health" for more information.
Other projects that I am a part of are:
- Understanding Healthy Workplaces: Cross-Cultural Comparisons between Norway and the United States", founded by Peder Seather, collaboration with UC Berkeley (interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces), Business school of Norway Campus Stavanger and University of Tampere, Finland.
- "Successful aging in the worklife" collaboration with HRM Han university Nijmegen, Netherland,
- "Healthy healthcare" – European consortium.
- Developing and testing tools for implementing organizational interventions, collaboration with Work Psychology, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield.
- The leaders' role in the process of organisational interventions in collaboration with the University of Sheffield, the business school.
- BAT- Development and testing of the Burnout Assessment Tool. Contact: Marit Christensen
Professional interests
Occupational health
Work engagement
Health promotion
Organisational interventions
Development of measuring tools for the psychosocial working environment
Publications
2022
-
Da, Shu;
Fladmark, Silje Fossum;
Wara, Irina;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2022)
To Change or Not to Change: A Study of Workplace Change during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 19.
Academic article
-
Giusino, Davide;
De Angelis, Marco;
Mazzetti, Greta;
Faiulo, Ilaria Rita;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Nielsen, Karina.
(2022)
Mentally Healthy Healthcare: Main Findings and Lessons Learned From a Needs Assessment Exercise at Multiple Workplace Levels.
Mental Health and Wellness in Healthcare Workers: Identifying Risks, Prevention, and Treatment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Helland, Eyvind.
(2022)
Engaged or Obsessed? Examining the Relationship between Work Engagement, Workaholism and Work-Related Health via Work- Home Interaction.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 7 (1).
Academic article
-
Lilja, Johanna;
Fladmark, Silje Fossum;
Nuutinen, Sanna;
Bordi, Laura;
Larjovuori, Riitta-Liisa;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Heikkilä-Tammi, Kirsi.
(2022)
COVID-19-Related Job Demands and Resources, Organizational Support, and Employee Well-Being: A Study of Two Nordic Countries.
Challenges.
volum 13 (10).
Academic article
2021
-
Christensen, Marit;
Dawson, Jeremy F;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2021)
The Role of Adequate Resources, Community and Supportive Leadership in Creating Engaged Academics.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 18 (5).
Academic article
-
Giusino, Davide;
De Anglis, Marco;
Mazzetti, Greta;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Faiulo, Ilaria Rita;
Chiesa, Rita.
(2021)
“We All Held Our Own”: Job Demands and Resources at Individual, Leader, Group, and Organizational Levels During COVID-19 Outbreak in Health Care. A Multi-Source Qualitative Study.
Workplace Health & Safety: Promoting Environments Conducive to Well-Being and Productivity.
volum 70 (1).
Academic article
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Iversen, Anne;
Nielsen, Karina.
(2021)
Safety Representatives’ Job Crafting in Organizational Interventions: Driver, Counselor, Watchdog, or Abstainer.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 6 (1).
Academic article
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2021)
Line managers' middle-levelness and driving proactive behaviors in organizational interventions.
International Journal of Workplace Health Management.
volum 14 (6).
Academic article
-
Nielsen, Karina Marietta;
Christensen, Marit.
(2021)
Positive participatory organizational interventions: A multilevel approach for creating healthy workplaces.
Frontiers in Psychology.
volum 12.
Academic article
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Indergaard, Øystein;
Vedlog, Helene Alnes;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2021)
A Six-Year Effect Evaluation of an Occupational Health Intervention – Considering Contextual Challenges.
American Journal of Applied Psychology.
volum 10 (3).
Academic article
2020
-
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Saksvik, Per Øystein.
(2020)
HealthyWorkplaces: Designing and Implementing Health-Promoting Organizational Interventions in Healthcare.
Integrating the organization of health services, worker wellbeing and quality of care.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
De Anglis, Marco;
Giusino, Davide;
Nielsen, Karina;
Aboagye, Emmanuel;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Mazzetti, Greta;
van den Heuvel, Machteld;
Sijbom, Roy;
Pelzer, Vince;
Chiesa, Rita;
Pietrantoni, Luca.
(2020)
H-WORK Project: Multilevel Interventions to Promote Mental Health in SMEs and Public Workplaces.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 17 (21).
Academic article
-
de Lange, Annet H.;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Christensen, Marit;
Rui Han-Teoh, Kevin.
(2020)
Healthy Healthcare: Empirical Occupational Health Research and Evidence-Based Practice.
2020. ISBN 978-2-88966-254-8.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
De Lange, Annet Harmke;
Pak, Karen;
Osagie, Eghe;
van Dam, Karen;
Christensen, Marit;
Furunes, Trude;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Detaille, Sarah.
(2020)
An Open Time Perspective and Social Support to Sustain in Healthcare Work: Results of a Two-Wave Complete Panel Study.
Frontiers in Psychology.
volum 11.
Academic article
-
De Lange, Antoinette Harmke;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Teoh, Kevin;
Christensen, Marit.
(2020)
Healthy healthcare; Lessons learned and a new research agenda for occupational health psychology.
Frontiers in Psychology.
Editorial
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2020)
The Relationship between Empowering Leadership, Work Characteristics, and Work Engagement among Academics: A Sem Mediation Analysis.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 5 (1).
Academic article
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit;
Fossum, Silje;
Lysklett, Kristin;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2020)
Investigating Managerial Qualities to Support Sustainable Intervention Effects in the Long Term.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
volum 10 (2).
Academic article
2019
-
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2019)
The line manager’s role in implementing successful organizational interventions.
The Spanish Journal of Psychology.
volum 22.
Academic article
2018
-
Christensen, Marit;
Dyrstad, Jan Morten;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2018)
Academic work engagement, resources and productivity: empirical evidence with policy implications.
Studies in Higher Education.
Academic article
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit.
(2018)
Healthy universities. The development and implementation of a holistic health promotion intervention program especially adopted for the educational sector. The ARK study.
Global Health Promotion.
volum 27 (1).
Academic article
2017
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
Healthy Individuals in Healthy Organizations: The Happy Productive Worker Hypothesis.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
What Is Health from an Occupational Health Perspective?.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
Work Engagement and Job Crafting.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2017)
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Springer. 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-66780-5.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Kvalheim, Karianne;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2017)
Successful Aging at Work.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Listau, Katrine;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2017)
Work engagement - A double edged Sword: A Study of the Relationship between Work Engagement and the Work-Home Interaction Using the ARK Research Platform.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Academic article
-
Schrøder, Martin;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Fjeld, Anette.
(2017)
Coworkership and Prolific Behaviors in Modern Work Life.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2016
-
Berntson, Eirik;
Bernhard-Oettel, Claudia;
Christensen, Marit;
Clausen, Thomas;
Mauno, Saija.
(2016)
The Launch of a New Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 1 (1).
Editorial
2015
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Hva er helse i et arbeidshelseperspektiv?.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Jobbengasjement og Job crafting.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Sunne arbeidstakere i sunne organisasjoner.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Undebakke, Kirsti Godal;
Svarva, Kyrre.
(2015)
The presentation and preliminary validation of KIWEST using a large sample of Norwegian university staff.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 43.
Academic article
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Fagbokforlaget. 2015. ISBN 9788245016314.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2014
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2014)
Communication as a Strategic Tool in Change Processes.
International Journal of Business Communication (IJBC).
volum 51 (4).
Academic article
2013
-
Thun, Sylvi;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Ose, Solveig Osborg;
Mehmetoglu, Mehmet;
Christensen, Marit.
(2013)
The impact of supervisors' attitudes on organizational adjustment norms and attendance pressure norms.
Scandinavian Journal of Organizational Psychology.
volum 5 (2).
Academic literature review
2011
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2011)
Positiv psykologi og engasjement på arbeidsplassen.
Arbeids- og organisasjonspsykologi - Aktuelle tema til inspirasjon for et bedre arbeidsliv.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2009
-
Christensen, Marit;
Berthelsen, Mona.
(2009)
Always look on the bright side of life? A study of optimism, positive affect, job characteristics and positive health.
Looking for the Positive Side of Occupational Health at Work.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2007
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2007)
How do external changes in a community and internal reorganisation influence employees? A study of local health and labour administration services.
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management.
volum 7 (2).
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Da, Shu;
Fladmark, Silje Fossum;
Wara, Irina;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2022)
To Change or Not to Change: A Study of Workplace Change during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 19.
Academic article
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Helland, Eyvind.
(2022)
Engaged or Obsessed? Examining the Relationship between Work Engagement, Workaholism and Work-Related Health via Work- Home Interaction.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 7 (1).
Academic article
-
Lilja, Johanna;
Fladmark, Silje Fossum;
Nuutinen, Sanna;
Bordi, Laura;
Larjovuori, Riitta-Liisa;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Heikkilä-Tammi, Kirsi.
(2022)
COVID-19-Related Job Demands and Resources, Organizational Support, and Employee Well-Being: A Study of Two Nordic Countries.
Challenges.
volum 13 (10).
Academic article
-
Christensen, Marit;
Dawson, Jeremy F;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2021)
The Role of Adequate Resources, Community and Supportive Leadership in Creating Engaged Academics.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 18 (5).
Academic article
-
Giusino, Davide;
De Anglis, Marco;
Mazzetti, Greta;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Faiulo, Ilaria Rita;
Chiesa, Rita.
(2021)
“We All Held Our Own”: Job Demands and Resources at Individual, Leader, Group, and Organizational Levels During COVID-19 Outbreak in Health Care. A Multi-Source Qualitative Study.
Workplace Health & Safety: Promoting Environments Conducive to Well-Being and Productivity.
volum 70 (1).
Academic article
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Iversen, Anne;
Nielsen, Karina.
(2021)
Safety Representatives’ Job Crafting in Organizational Interventions: Driver, Counselor, Watchdog, or Abstainer.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 6 (1).
Academic article
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2021)
Line managers' middle-levelness and driving proactive behaviors in organizational interventions.
International Journal of Workplace Health Management.
volum 14 (6).
Academic article
-
Nielsen, Karina Marietta;
Christensen, Marit.
(2021)
Positive participatory organizational interventions: A multilevel approach for creating healthy workplaces.
Frontiers in Psychology.
volum 12.
Academic article
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Indergaard, Øystein;
Vedlog, Helene Alnes;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2021)
A Six-Year Effect Evaluation of an Occupational Health Intervention – Considering Contextual Challenges.
American Journal of Applied Psychology.
volum 10 (3).
Academic article
-
De Anglis, Marco;
Giusino, Davide;
Nielsen, Karina;
Aboagye, Emmanuel;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Mazzetti, Greta;
van den Heuvel, Machteld;
Sijbom, Roy;
Pelzer, Vince;
Chiesa, Rita;
Pietrantoni, Luca.
(2020)
H-WORK Project: Multilevel Interventions to Promote Mental Health in SMEs and Public Workplaces.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
volum 17 (21).
Academic article
-
De Lange, Annet Harmke;
Pak, Karen;
Osagie, Eghe;
van Dam, Karen;
Christensen, Marit;
Furunes, Trude;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Detaille, Sarah.
(2020)
An Open Time Perspective and Social Support to Sustain in Healthcare Work: Results of a Two-Wave Complete Panel Study.
Frontiers in Psychology.
volum 11.
Academic article
-
De Lange, Antoinette Harmke;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Teoh, Kevin;
Christensen, Marit.
(2020)
Healthy healthcare; Lessons learned and a new research agenda for occupational health psychology.
Frontiers in Psychology.
Editorial
-
Helland, Eyvind;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2020)
The Relationship between Empowering Leadership, Work Characteristics, and Work Engagement among Academics: A Sem Mediation Analysis.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 5 (1).
Academic article
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit;
Fossum, Silje;
Lysklett, Kristin;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2020)
Investigating Managerial Qualities to Support Sustainable Intervention Effects in the Long Term.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
volum 10 (2).
Academic article
-
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Nielsen, Karina Marietta.
(2019)
The line manager’s role in implementing successful organizational interventions.
The Spanish Journal of Psychology.
volum 22.
Academic article
-
Christensen, Marit;
Dyrstad, Jan Morten;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2018)
Academic work engagement, resources and productivity: empirical evidence with policy implications.
Studies in Higher Education.
Academic article
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit.
(2018)
Healthy universities. The development and implementation of a holistic health promotion intervention program especially adopted for the educational sector. The ARK study.
Global Health Promotion.
volum 27 (1).
Academic article
-
Listau, Katrine;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2017)
Work engagement - A double edged Sword: A Study of the Relationship between Work Engagement and the Work-Home Interaction Using the ARK Research Platform.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Academic article
-
Berntson, Eirik;
Bernhard-Oettel, Claudia;
Christensen, Marit;
Clausen, Thomas;
Mauno, Saija.
(2016)
The Launch of a New Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
volum 1 (1).
Editorial
-
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Undebakke, Kirsti Godal;
Svarva, Kyrre.
(2015)
The presentation and preliminary validation of KIWEST using a large sample of Norwegian university staff.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
volum 43.
Academic article
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2014)
Communication as a Strategic Tool in Change Processes.
International Journal of Business Communication (IJBC).
volum 51 (4).
Academic article
-
Thun, Sylvi;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Ose, Solveig Osborg;
Mehmetoglu, Mehmet;
Christensen, Marit.
(2013)
The impact of supervisors' attitudes on organizational adjustment norms and attendance pressure norms.
Scandinavian Journal of Organizational Psychology.
volum 5 (2).
Academic literature review
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2007)
How do external changes in a community and internal reorganisation influence employees? A study of local health and labour administration services.
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management.
volum 7 (2).
Academic article
Books
-
de Lange, Annet H.;
Løvseth, Lise T;
Christensen, Marit;
Rui Han-Teoh, Kevin.
(2020)
Healthy Healthcare: Empirical Occupational Health Research and Evidence-Based Practice.
2020. ISBN 978-2-88966-254-8.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Christensen, Marit;
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Karanika-Murray, Maria.
(2017)
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Springer. 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-66780-5.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Saksvik, Per Øystein;
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Fagbokforlaget. 2015. ISBN 9788245016314.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
-
Giusino, Davide;
De Angelis, Marco;
Mazzetti, Greta;
Faiulo, Ilaria Rita;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Christensen, Marit;
Nielsen, Karina.
(2022)
Mentally Healthy Healthcare: Main Findings and Lessons Learned From a Needs Assessment Exercise at Multiple Workplace Levels.
Mental Health and Wellness in Healthcare Workers: Identifying Risks, Prevention, and Treatment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Saksvik, Per Øystein.
(2020)
HealthyWorkplaces: Designing and Implementing Health-Promoting Organizational Interventions in Healthcare.
Integrating the organization of health services, worker wellbeing and quality of care.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
Healthy Individuals in Healthy Organizations: The Happy Productive Worker Hypothesis.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
What Is Health from an Occupational Health Perspective?.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2017)
Work Engagement and Job Crafting.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Kvalheim, Karianne;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone.
(2017)
Successful Aging at Work.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Schrøder, Martin;
Christensen, Marit;
Innstrand, Siw Tone;
Fjeld, Anette.
(2017)
Coworkership and Prolific Behaviors in Modern Work Life.
The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Hva er helse i et arbeidshelseperspektiv?.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Jobbengasjement og Job crafting.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2015)
Sunne arbeidstakere i sunne organisasjoner.
Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit.
(2011)
Positiv psykologi og engasjement på arbeidsplassen.
Arbeids- og organisasjonspsykologi - Aktuelle tema til inspirasjon for et bedre arbeidsliv.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Christensen, Marit;
Berthelsen, Mona.
(2009)
Always look on the bright side of life? A study of optimism, positive affect, job characteristics and positive health.
Looking for the Positive Side of Occupational Health at Work.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper