Feeling wanted at work is key to happiness: psychologist

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Feeling wanted at work is key to happiness: psychologist
Published on 23 January 2009, 01:41 Last Update: 1 day(s) ago by Insciences
Tags: Behavioral sciences Depression Health

If you feel "on the outer" at work, chances are your mental health and wellbeing aren't in tip-top condition either and you are prone to anxiety, depression or stress, QUT psychology researchers have found.

PhD researcher Wendell Cockshaw, from QUT's School of Psychology and Counselling, said the workplace was the top primary social environment for many people and second only to the family for many others.
"We form our self-concept in our primary social contexts. We are constantly, unconsciously monitoring signals from others about how they perceive us. The part of the mind that does this has been called the 'sociometer'," Mr Cockshaw said.

"If your 'sociometer' picks up signals that you are not accepted and supported then you are going to behave in ways intended to repair that. Sometimes, however, these behaviours don't actually help.

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