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dc.contributor.authorRomanowska, Juliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWikström, Britt-Majen_US
dc.contributor.authorLarsson, Gerryen_US
dc.contributor.authorEriksson, Mariaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWesterlund, Hugoen_US
dc.contributor.authorTheorell, Töresen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-05T11:37:16Z
dc.date.available2011-07-05T11:37:16Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationPsychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 80(2),78-87en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-3190en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/825
dc.description.abstractBackground: There are very few evaluations of the effectiveness of leadership development programs. The purpose of the study was to examine whether an art-based leadership program may have a more beneficial effect than a conventional one on leaders' and their corresponding subordinates' mental and biological stress. Methods: Participating leaders were randomized to 2 year-long leadership programs, 1 art-based and 1 conventional, with follow-up of the leaders and their subordinates at 12 and 18 months. The art-based program built on an experimental theatre form, a collage of literary text and music, followed by writing and discussions focused on existential and ethical problems. Results: After 18 months a pattern was clearly visible with advantage for the art-based group. In the art group (leaders and their subordinates together as well as for subordinates only) compared to the conventional group, there was a significant improvement of mental health, covert coping and performance-based self-esteem as well as significantly less winter/fall deterioration in the serum concentration of the regenerative/anabolic hormone dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate. Conclusions: Our findings indicate a more beneficial long-term health effect of the art-based intervention compared to a conventional approach. Positive results for both standardized questionnaires and biological parameters strengthened the findings. The study provides a rationale for further evaluation of the effectiveness of this alternative educational approachen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherKarger AGen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPsychotherapy and Psychosomaticsen_US
dc.subjectLederopplæringen_US
dc.subjectPsykososialt stressen_US
dc.subjectLederskapen_US
dc.subjectKulturen_US
dc.subjectArbeidsmiljøen_US
dc.subjectKunstbasert lederskapen_US
dc.titleHealth effects on leaders and co-workers of an art-based leadership development programen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000321557
dc.identifier.doihttp://idtjeneste.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_17744


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