Work Resilience Lab: Mental Wellbeing, Leadership & the Challenges of Modern Employment

Submitted by Aleksandra Peplińska on Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:42
University
University of Gdańsk
Faculty/school/department
Institute of Psychology, Division of Economic and Organizational Psychology 
Size of the team
from 0 to 3
number of researchers
2
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant

dr Aleksandra Peplińska

Aleksandra Peplińska, Ph.D.

dr Dorota Godlewska - Werner

Dorota Godlewska - Werner, Ph.D

PI
PI name
Aleksandra Peplińska, Dorota Godlewska - Werner
PI email
aleksandra.peplinska@ug.edu.pl
PI bio

Aleksandra Peplińska - research and Teaching Staff Member at the Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk
• Supervisor of the Work and Business Psychology specialization within the Psychology program
• Her research interests include, among others, work psychology, workplace wellbeing, career planning and professional development, as well as work–life balance
• Between 2019 and 2022, she was a member of the research team in the international project Working Yet Poor, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme
• Teaches courses such as Work Psychology, Psychology of Unemployment, and Career and Professional Development
• Head of the Postgraduate Studies in Transport Psychology at the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Holds qualifications and extensive professional experience in work psychology assessment and employee training
• Member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), the Polish Association of Organizational Psychology, and the Polish Psychological Association

Dorota Godlewska - Werner - research and Teaching Staff Member at the Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk - dorota.godlewska-werner@ug.edu.pl 
• Her research interests include leadership, employee development, and human resource strengths
• From 2019 to 2021, she was a member of the research team in the international project Global Identity Leadership Development 2.0 (GILD), coordinated by Goethe University in Frankfurt
• Teaches courses such as Psychology of Leadership, Training Design Workshop, Employee Assessment, and Organizational Pathologies
• Head of the Postgraduate Studies in Leadership Psychology in Organizations at the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Trainer, tutor, and mentor at the Center for Teaching Excellence and Tutoring at the University of Gdańsk
• Soft skills trainer, coach, consultant, and assessor with extensive professional experience gained through training and consulting projects for various organizations
• Member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) and the Polish Association of Organizational Psychology

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
Aleksandra Peplińska
Contact person e-mail
aleksandra.peplinska@ug.edu.pl
Short description of research profile

The Work Resilience Lab is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research on the psychological well-being of employees in the context of contemporary labor market challenges. The Lab explores how resilience can be cultivated at the individual, team, and organizational levels, with a focus on the role of leadership, changing work environments, and employment precarity. Our aim is to generate evidence-based insights that support the development of healthier, more adaptive workplaces while informing interventions, policies, and leadership practices that promote sustainable employee well-being and professional growth.

Research area
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES » Psychology
Scientific Themes (keywords)
well-being
Mental Resilience
leadership
Labor Market
work satisfaction
Generations
team
Publications

Representative publications

Peplińska, A., Godlewska-Werner, D., & Kondratowicz, B. (2023). Flexible forms of employment and levels of employee well-being in the workplace. Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi, (6 (155)).
Peplińska, A., & Godlewska-Werner, D. (2023). Work engagement, emotional attitude to work and quality of relations in ‘early’and ‘late’dual career couples: the mediating role of satisfaction with one’s achievements. Health Psychology Report, 11(2), 134. DOI:10.5114/hpr/165916
Godlewska-Werner, D., Peplińska, A., Zawadzka, A. M., & Połomski, P. (2020). Work motives in the context of generational differences, gender differences, and preferred values. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 51(2).DOI:10.5604/01.3001.0014.1678
Peplińska, A., Godlewska-Werner, D., Połomski, P., & Lewandowska-Walter, A. (2018). Work involvement and the quality of two-career marital relationships–the mediating role of stress and role conflicts. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 49(1).DOI:10.24425/119478 
Retowski, S., Godlewska-Werner, D., & van Dick, R. (2025). Do organizations based in Poland need identity leadership? Polish adaptation of the short and full form of identity leadership inventory. Central European Management Journal, 33(1), 107-125.DOI:10.1108/CEMJ-08-2023-0339