Professor of Occupational Health Psychology
I am a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Scientist, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I am Director of the Research Centre for Applied Psychology here at the University of Bedfordshire. My personal research interests focus on work-related stress, work-life balance, emotional labour and emotional literacy and how they influence the wellbeing of employees, their clients/customers and their families. I have conducted research in these areas with various occupational groups such as teachers, police officers and academic employees. I am currently working with health and social care professionals (such as doctors, nurses and social workers) to investigate the factors that underpin resilience to stress in order to enhance the wellbeing of “caring” professionals and their clients.
Other recent research has investigated the causes, consequences and experience of crying at work, and the work-life balance of couples that do similar work. I also research lay beliefs of health and illness and aspects of psycho-oncology, including the role played by health-related cognitions in the quality of life of people with cancer, and how they might be best supported in their return to work.
My research has been published widely and it is regularly presented at national and international conferences and featured in the press. I co-chair the British Psychological Society (BPS) Working Group for Work-life Balance which communicates evidence-based research and practice to organisations, employees and other academics. I am also a member of the BPS Press and Media Committee communicating psychological research to the lay public, and I speak regularly on behalf of the Society to journalists.
My teaching interests relate to occupational health psychology and health psychology more generally. I also develop and deliver CPD training courses in areas such as stress management for managers and employees, enhancing resilience, and working in teams.
Other references
dop.bps.org.uk
Qualifications
- BSc Psychology (Hons) First Class, University of Luton
- PhD University of Hertfordshire: Occupational Stress and Work-life Balance in UK Academics
Teaching Role
- Occupational health psychology
- Stress and wellbeing in clinical and workplace settings
- Aspects of health psychology (including cancer, ageing, individual differences)
Research Interests
- Occupational health psychology
- Stress and wellbeing in organisational settings
- The experience and impact of emotions at work (including emotional intelligence and emotional labour)
- Work-life balance and recovery
- Lay beliefs of health and disease
- Psycho-oncology
Recent Research Projects
- Enhancing resilience in health and social care employees
- Emotional literacy in “caring” professionals
- Work-related wellbeing and work-life balance in academic employees
- The role of perfectionism in recovery from work
- Work-life balance and recovery strategies in the police
- Experiences of the work-home interface for couples that do similar work
- Emotional demands and wellbeing in teachers
- Women crying at work
Service to the Academic/Professional Community
- Member of the British Psychological Society Press and Media Committee
- Member of the ESRC Review College
- Executive Committee member of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
- Co-Chair of the BPS Working Group for Work-life Balance
- Member of the International Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organisations
- Member of the BPS Specialist Knowledge Group
- Member of the research funding panel for the Academy of Finland
- Member of the reviewers’ panel for several high impact international journals and conferences
Recent Conference Presentations
- Kinman, G. (2012). Crying in the workplace. Health and Wellbeing at Work. Birmingham, March
- Kinman, G. (2012). Work-linked couples and work-life balance – resource or liability? BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Chester, January
- McDowall, A. & Kinman, G. (2012). An integrated approach to understanding work-life balance in the police. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Chester, January
- Kinman, G. (2011) Enhancing work-related wellbeing in UK academic employees: utilising the HSE Management Standards approach. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Stratford upon Avon, January
- Kinman, G., McDowall, A. & Cropley, M. (2011). Work-life conflict and job-related wellbeing in UK police officers: the role of recovery processes. American Psychological Association Stress and Health Conference, Florida, May
- Kinman, G. & Robinson, S. (2011). “Getting a life”: the work-home interface, health behaviours and wellbeing in professional women. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Stratford upon Avon, January
- McDowall, A., Kinman, G.(2011). An integrated approach to measuring work-life balance in the UK police force. Community, Work and Psychology Conference, Tampere, Finland, May
- McDowall, A., Kinman, G., Eib, C. & Allan, A. (2011). A systematic Review: current status and future avenues. Community, Work and Psychology Conference, Tampere, Finland, May
- Sharples, A., Kinman, G. & Black, S. (2011). Fitting into the placement team – the tactics employed by pre-registration nursing students. Net2011, Cambridge, September
- Kinman, G. (2011). Enhancing work-related wellbeing in UK academic employees: utilising the HSE Management Standards approach. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Stratford upon Avon, January
- McDowall, A. Eib, C. & Kinman, G. (2011). A holistic and systemic approach to applying occupational psychology in organizations - moving beyond "work- life balance. Professional Forum. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Stratford upon Avon, January
- Eib, C., McDowall, A. & Kinman, G. (2011). A Systematic Review: The present and future for Work Life Balance. BPS Division of Occupational Psychology, Stratford upon Avon, January
- Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2010). Emotional competencies, resilience and wellbeing in trainee social workers. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Brighton, January 2010
- Kinman, G., McFall, O. & Rodriguez, J. (2010). Emotional labour, wellbeing and the clergy. Proceedings of British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Brighton, January 2010
- Short, E., Baker, S. & Kinman, G. (2010). Using peer coaching to enhance resilience: promoting wellbeing and lifelong learning in students. 1st International Congress of Coaching Psychology Conference, London, December
- Kinman, G. (2010) Utilising the HSE Management Standards approach to predict wellbeing in UK academic employees: the role of job-specific hazards. Institute of Work Psychology Conference 2010. Work, Well-being and Performance, Sheffield, July 2010
- Mc Dowall & Kinman, G. (2010). An integrated approach to understanding work-life balance in the emergency services. Institute of Work Psychology Conference 2010:. Work, Well-being and Performance, Sheffield, July 2010
- Mc Dowall & Kinman, G. (2010). Work-life balance: what is the way forward for European/ Global research and practice? Round table discussion session. Institute of Work Psychology Conference 2010:. Work, Well-being and Performance, Sheffield, July 2010
- Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2010). Emotional competencies, resilience and wellbeing in trainee social workers. Proceedings of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Rome, March 2010
- Kinman, G. (2010). Utilising the HSE Management Standards approach to predict wellbeing in UK academic employees: the role of job-specific hazards. Proceedings of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Rome, March 2010
- Davies, S. & Kinman, G. (2010). Living in the present: Time perspective and spirituality as predictors of sobriety and anxiety in recovering alcoholics. BPS Annual Conference, Stratford upon Avon, April, 2010
- Williams, L. & Kinman, G. (2010). Our furry friends? Pets as providers of social support. BPS Annual Conference, Stratford upon Avon, April, 2010
- Kinman, G., Grant, L. & Leggetter, S. (2010). Symposium: Enhancing reflective practice, resilience and wellbeing in the caring professions. 16th International Reflective Practice Conference, University of Bedfordshire, July, 2010
Recent Publications
- Flaxman, P., Menard, J., Bond, F. & Kinman, G. (in press). Academics’ Experiences of the Easter Break: Influence of Self-Critical Perfectionism and Perseverative Cognition on Respite Effect. Journal of Applied Psychology
- Sochos, A., Bowers, A & Kinman, G. (in press). Work stressors, social support, and burnout in junior doctors: direct and indirect pathways. Journal of Employment Counseling
- Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (in press) Enhancing wellbeing in social work students; building resilience in the next generation. Social Work Education
- Davies, S. & Kinman, G. (2012). Living in the past? Time Perspective and spirituality as predictors of anxiety and sobriety in 12-step addiction recovery. Health Psychology Update, 21, 1
- Payne, N., Kinman, G & Jones, F. (2012). Work stress and health behaviour: Evidence and Potential Mechanisms, In J. Houdmont & S. Leka (Eds). Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology (vol. 2): Global Perspectives on Research and Practice. Wiley Blackwell
- Kinman, G. & Clements, A. (2011) The role of demographic and psychosocial factors in predicting SBS symptoms in workplaces. In Sick Building Syndrome in Libraries and other Public Buildings, Springer
- Kinman, G., Rodriguez, J. & McFall, O. (2011). The cost of caring? Emotional labour, wellbeing and the clergy. Pastoral Psychology, 60, 5, 671-680
- Kinman, G., Wray, S. & Strange, C. (2011) Emotional labour, burnout and job satisfaction in UK teachers: the role of workplace social support, Educational Psychology, 31, 7, 8, 843-856
- Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2011) Predicting stress resilience in trainee social workers: the role of emotional competencies. British Journal of Social Work, 41, 2, 261-275
- Wilkins, C. & Kinman, G. (2011) Lay representations of HIV/AIDS: A focus on young people from Central and Eastern Europe, Health Psychology Update, 20, 1,
- Kinman, G. & Court, S. (2010) Psychosocial hazards in UK universities: a risk assessment approach. Higher Education Quarterly, 64, 4, 413-428
- Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (2010). The challenge of equipping social work students with resilience to ensure employability. In M. Atlay & A. Coughlin (Eds.) Creating Communities: developing, enhancing and sustaining learning communities across the University of Bedfordshire: University of Bedfordshire Publications
- Short, E., Kinman, G. & Baker, S. (2010) Evaluating the impact of a peer coaching intervention on wellbeing amongst psychology undergraduate students, International Coaching Psychology Review, 5, 1, 29-37
- Edwards, J. Van Laar, D., Easton, S. & Kinman, G. (2009). The Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) scale for Higher Education Employees. Quality in Higher Education, 15, 3, 207-219
- Kinman, G. (2009). Emotional labour and strain in the front line: Does mode of delivery matter? Journal of Managerial Psychology 24, 2, 118-136
- Kinman, G. & McDowall, A. (2009) Does work/life balance depend on where and how you work? EAWOPinPractice, 3, 3-11
- Kinman, G. & Jones, F. (2008). Job-related efforts, rewards and over-commitment: Predicting strain in academic employees. International Journal of Stress Management, 15, 4, 381-395
- Kinman, G. (2008). Sense of coherence, work stressors and health outcomes in UK academic employees, Educational Psychology, 28, 7, 823-835
- Davies, N. & Kinman, G., Roberts, R. & Bailey, T (2008). Health Baseline Comparison Theory: Predicting Quality of Life in Breast and Prostate Cancer. Health Psychology Update, 17, 3, 3-12
- Kinman, G. Managing stress in multiple sclerosis. (2008). Health Psychology Update, 17, 3, 13-15
- Kinman, G. & Jones, F. (2008). Work, wellbeing and work-life balance in UK academics. Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Special Edition on Stress among College and University Faculty and Administrators, 17, 1-2,
- Davies, N. & Kinman, G., Roberts, R. & Bailey, T. (2008). Information Satisfaction in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients: Implications for Quality of Life, Psycho-oncology: published online 18 January, 2008
- Kinman, G. & Jones, F. (2008). Effort-reward imbalance, over-commitment and work-life conflict in UK academics. Journal of Managerial Psychology 23, 3, 236-251
- Kinman, G. & Griffin, M. (2008). Psychosocial factors and gender as predictors of symptoms associated with sick building syndrome. Stress and Health, 24, 2, 165-171.
- Hart, J. & Kinman, G. (2008). An Examination of the Relationships Between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Health Behaviours (Positive and Negative). Health Psychology Update, 17, 2 , 3-8.
Contact Details
Luton campus
Park Square
Luton, LU1 3JU
T: +44 (0)1582 489350
E: gail.kinman@beds.ac.uk
