ArticleOccupational medicine (Oxford, England)2023
Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs.
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- Mental Health in Construction Industry: A Global Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
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- "You Have to Make It Normal, That's What We Do": Construction Managers' Experiences of Help-Offering.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Workplace Health and Wellbeing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Provision and Support Uptake.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Typology of employers offering line manager training for mental health.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Physical and Psychosocial Correlates of Occupational Physical Injury in the Global Construction Industry: A Scoping Review.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental ill-health is prevalent in the construction industry, and workers in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at high risk. Knowledge about the implementation of mental health initiatives in construction SMEs is limited.
aimsTo explore enablers and barriers to implementing mental health initiatives within UK SME construction firms from the perspective of the business owners, directors and managers with responsibilities for workplace mental health.
methodsQualitative study involving semi-structured interviews conducted with company owners/managers with responsibilities for workforce mental health. Participants were sampled from construction SMEs in the UK.
resultsEleven construction professionals were interviewed (10 men, 1 woman; aged 34-55 years, M = 40.6) representing UK SME construction firms that were micro (<10 employees, n = 8), small (<50 employees, n = 1) and medium (<250 employees, n = 2) sized organizations. Reflexive thematic analysis generated four themes: (i) traditional views and macho culture, identified as barriers to implementation; (ii) mental health awareness, knowledge and education; (iii) valuing good mental health and (iv) a reactive or proactive approach to mental health, which all served as both enablers and barriers depending on perspective and context.
conclusionsThis study sheds light on an under-researched but high-risk category of workers experiencing poor mental health. We provide recommendations for policy and practice with a 'call to action' for SME owners, industry and policymakers to embark on workplace mental health implementation projects in SME settings.
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