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Developing Leadership and Employee Health Through the Arts

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In this chapter the foundations are laid for a discussion regarding the relationships between working conditions, leadership and cultural activities in relation to employee health. The first part is about cultural activities in the history of leadership. This is followed by a scientific review of cultural activities and their possible role in public health – what is the evidence for a relationship? In the third part the stress concept is discussed in relation to stress prevention in the workplace. It is emphasised that long-term reactions to adverse job conditions arise in a balance between energy mobilisation and regeneration. Cultural activities (such as music, writing, dance, theatre and visual art) could have a role both in strengthening regeneration and in lowering energy mobilisation. Leaders could play a central role in these processes and they could also be activated to become engaged and empathic leaders by means of cultural activities.

The original version of this chapter was revised. An erratum to this chapter can be found at DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41969-5_5

An erratum to this chapter can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41969-5_5

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