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I joined the Center for Work and Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology at the University of Copenhagen in May 2013. Prior to that, I worked at the Department of Clinical and Community Sciences at the University of Milan, Italy.
My primary research interests relate to topics within the field of Occupational Health Psychology (OHP), including workplace bullying, work-related stress, sickness presenteeism, ageing at work, mental health at work, and work motivation.
Current projects (as Principal Investigator):
"Workplace bullying, mental health and risk of suicide: A Danish register-based study", grant from the Region of Southern Denmark (27.000 Euro)
"Flexible retirement in Danish workplaces”, grant received within the multi-disciplinary “Copenhagen Centre for Healthy Ageing-III (CEHA-III)” project, Track 2: Retirement and transitions (https://healthyaging.ku.dk/) (388.000 Euro).
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Born:
11th of June 1974 (London, England)
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Clinical and Community Sciences (University of Milan, Italy, 2006)
- Authorized psychologist (2002)
- Master’s Degree in Psychology (University of Turin, Italy, 2000)
Current position:
March 2017 - current: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Previous positions:
November 2015 - March 2017: Post Doc fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
May 2013 - November 2015: Guest Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007 - 2013: Research fellow, Department of Clinical Health and Community Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
Teaching
Courses
Bachelor course in Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Copenhagen (course coordinator)
Master course in Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Copenhagen (lecturer, seminar coordinator)
Primary teaching areas:
- Risk assessment and management
- Models of work stress
- Workplace bullying
- Sickness absence and presenteeism
- Work-home balance
- Mental health at work
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Psychosocial Work Environment
- Work stress
- Workplace bullying
- Sickness presenteeism
- Depression
- Faculty of Theology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Changes in exposure to positive leadership behaviours and subsequent changes in workers' depressive symptoms and risk of onset of antidepressant treatment
Sørensen, K., Abildgaard, J. S., Conway, P. M., Dalsager, L., Madsen, I. E. H., Sørensen, J. K. & Rugulies, R., 2025, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 82, p. 540-546 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A weekly diary within-individual investigation of the relationship between exposure to bullying behavior, workplace phobia, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology
Balducci, C., Conway, P. M. & Vignoli, M., 2024, In: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 29, 2, p. 72-89 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Leadership at work and risk of treatment for depressive and anxiety disorders in Denmark: A nationwide prospective study with register-based follow up
Sørensen, K., Dalsager, L., Conway, P. M., Li, J. & Rugulies, R., 2024, In: Psychiatry Research. 337, 8 p., 115870.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Self-reported workplace bullying and subsequent risk of diagnosed mental disorders and psychotropic drug prescriptions: A register-based prospective cohort study of 75,252 participants
Conway, P. M., Erlangsen, A., Grynderup, M. B., Clausen, T., Bjørner, J. B., Burr, H., Francioli, L., Garde, A. H., Hansen, Å. M., Magnusson Hanson, L. L., Kirchheiner-Rasmussen, J., Kristensen, T. S., Mikkelsen, E. G., Stenager, E., Thorsen, S. V., Villadsen, E., Høgh, A. & Rugulies, R., 2024, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 369, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Work ability and work nonparticipation: A prospective study of 2,426 participants in Germany
Conway, P. M., Burr, H., Kersten, N. & Rose, U., 2024, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 66, 4, p. 273-279 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Association of workplace violence and bullying with later suicide risk: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of published data
Hanson, L. L. M., Pentti, J., Nordentoft, M., Xu, T., Rugulies, R., Madsen, I. E. H., Conway, P. M., Westerlund, H., Vahtera, J., Ervasti, J., Batty, G. D. & Kivimäki, M., 2023, In: The Lancet Public Health. 8, 7, p. e494-e503 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Associations between depressive symptoms and 5-year subsequent work nonparticipation due to long-term sickness absence, unemployment and early retirement in a cohort of 2,413 employees in Germany
Rose, U., Kersten, N., Pattloch, D., Conway, P. M. & Burr, H., 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 10 p., 2159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Is a Positive Intergenerational Workplace Climate Associated with Better Self-Perceived Aging and Workplace Outcomes? A Cross-Sectional Study of a Representative Sample of the Danish Working Population
Tybjerg-Jeppesen, A., Conway, P. M., Ladegaard, Y. & Jensen, C. G., 2023, In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. 42, 6, p. 1212-1222Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)