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Background <p>Psychosocial job demands, such as high time pressure, low support and long working hours increase the risk of various health problems. Since 2013 Germany has increasingly relied on legal, political and institutional measures to reduce these risks. While previous studies show that companies are more frequently considering psychosocial risks in their risk assessments, it remains unclear whether this has also led to a&#xa0;broader implementation of specific preventive measures.</p> Methods <p>We use combined German data from 3 waves of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER 2014, 2019, 2024). We analyze the prevalence of 7 measures to prevent psychosocial risks and their development 2019 and 2024 compared to 2014, and potential variations by company size and sector. The analysis is based on descriptive statistics and multivariable regression models.</p> Results <p>Larger companies and organizations in the education, health and social services are substantially more likely to implement measures to prevent psychosocial risks than small companies and firms in other sectors. Compared to 2014, a&#xa0;positive development can be observed in 2019 and 2024, particularly for stress prevention, conflict resolution measures and organizational adjustments. The analyses further show that developments vary by company size and sector.</p> Conclusion <p>The findings indicate an improvement in workplace prevention practices in Germany, particularly regarding stress prevention and structural measures to reduce psychosocial risks. At the same time, gaps persist in small companies and for specific types of measures.</p>

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Verbreitung betrieblicher Präventionsmaßnahmen im Umgang mit psychosozialen Risiken der Arbeit in Deutschland

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    2026年5月19日

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  • T. Lunau,
  • M. Wahrendorf,
  • M. Rigó,
  • S. Sommer,
  • W. Schmitz,
  • David Beck

摘要

Background

Psychosocial job demands, such as high time pressure, low support and long working hours increase the risk of various health problems. Since 2013 Germany has increasingly relied on legal, political and institutional measures to reduce these risks. While previous studies show that companies are more frequently considering psychosocial risks in their risk assessments, it remains unclear whether this has also led to a broader implementation of specific preventive measures.

Methods

We use combined German data from 3 waves of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER 2014, 2019, 2024). We analyze the prevalence of 7 measures to prevent psychosocial risks and their development 2019 and 2024 compared to 2014, and potential variations by company size and sector. The analysis is based on descriptive statistics and multivariable regression models.

Results

Larger companies and organizations in the education, health and social services are substantially more likely to implement measures to prevent psychosocial risks than small companies and firms in other sectors. Compared to 2014, a positive development can be observed in 2019 and 2024, particularly for stress prevention, conflict resolution measures and organizational adjustments. The analyses further show that developments vary by company size and sector.

Conclusion

The findings indicate an improvement in workplace prevention practices in Germany, particularly regarding stress prevention and structural measures to reduce psychosocial risks. At the same time, gaps persist in small companies and for specific types of measures.