OBM Research Gossip

Job Crafting: A Path to Workplace Happiness

In this conversation, Dr. Mary Lewis discusses the concept of job-crafting, emphasizing its potential to make work less aversive and enhance employee engagement. She shares personal experiences and practical strategies for cognitive, task, and relational crafting, illustrating how individuals can reshape their roles to improve motivation, reduce stress, and foster connections in the workplace. Jiang, F., Wang, H. J.,Demerouti, E., Le Blanc, P., & Bakker, A. B. (2025). A multilevel dual‐process model of leaders' proactive personalityand followers' daily job crafting. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(2), e70031. Wrzesniewski, A., &Dutton, J. E. (2001). Crafting a job: Revisioning employees as active craftersof their work. Academy of management review, 26(2), 179-201. Demerouti, E. (2014). Designyour own job through job crafting. European psychologist. Lu, C. Q., Wang, H. J., Lu,J. J., Du, D. Y., & Bakker, A. B. (2014). Does work engagement increaseperson–job fit? The role of job crafting and job insecurity. Journal of vocational behavior, 84(2), 142-152. Tims, M., Bakker, A. B.,& Derks, D. (2012). Development and validation of the job crafting scale. Journal of vocational behavior, 80(1), 173-186. Slemp, G. R., &Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2013). The job crafting questionnaire: a new scale tomeasure the extent to which employees engage in job crafting. International Journal of wellbeing, 3(2).

Underpaid and Overworked BAs; The NEED for Systems; What is BSA

OBM Research Review 1 December 2025 https://theabaobmer.my.canva.site/learn-more/#research-gossip-podcast [https://theabaobmer.my.canva.site/learn-more/#research-gossip-podcast] For a list of all research articles mentioned, you can view my linkedin Newsletter here [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/obm-research-gossip-podcast-mary-lewis-ph-d-bcba-d-2olte]

The ONLY way to effectively teach burnout mitigation: The myths, lies, and deception exposed

Rumor has it.... you're doing ALL THE THINGS to heal from and prevent burnout, but it's NOT working. A little birdie told me IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. There's a reason you can't hack burnout, and it's not what you think. Check out this episode of research gossip where I spill the research tea on the only truly effective way to tackle the beast that is burnout. This is a FREE OBM CEU reviewing JOBM. Visit my website to earn CEUs. [https://theabaobmer.my.canva.site/learn-more] xoxo, TheABAOBMer 📞 Watch & Listen on Spotify https://lnkd.in/euh5hXS7 [https://lnkd.in/euh5hXS7]📞Watch on Youtubehttps://lnkd.in/ec7c5WXZ [https://lnkd.in/ec7c5WXZ]📞CEU informationhttps://lnkd.in/eQTN2bNK [https://lnkd.in/eQTN2bNK]📞Follow on Instagramhttps://lnkd.in/eJfa8tw2 [https://lnkd.in/eJfa8tw2]

Why Burnout Solutions @ the Performer Level FAIL

Looking for Free OBM CEUs that teach you how to effectively reduce, prevent, and recover from workplace burnout? Check out OBM Research Gossip. Episode 2 will be live tomorrow on Spotify and Youtube at 12:15 pm EST.

Conceptually Systematic Definition of Burnout in Behavior Analysis

Welcome to OBM Research Gossip, Rumor has it that there is no behavior analytic definition of burnout. Well I have some GOOD gossip. Interested in learning more? Take a listen and gossip with me about OBM research. Oh, and it's free, oh, and you can earn CEUs! -TheABAOBMer 0.5 CEU Learning Check out my website to receive your certificate Lawson, D. A., & O'Brien, R. (1994). Behavioral and self-report measures of staff burnout in developmental disabilities. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 14(2), 37-54.