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

Teaching

Courses

PSY3913 - Master Thesis in Work and Organisational Psychology

Språkvelger

Marit Christensen