Houdmont / Leka / Sinclair Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology

Global Perspectives on Research and Practice, Volume 2
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-94215-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten, E-Book

Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global Perspectiveson Research and Practice, Volume 2 continues a definitivereference series published in association with the European Academyof Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society forOccupational Health Psychology (SOHP). The series summarizesstate-of-the-art research and practice in the field of occupationalhealth psychology.
* Volume 2 of the most important and influential research seriesin the rapidly growing field of occupational health psychology
* Presents state-of-the-art research along with its implicationsfor real-world practice
* Provides in-depth reviews of hot topics, including new workfrom several top international experts in the field
* Volume 2 includes increased North American contributions,sourced by a dedicated North America editor

Autoren/Hrsg.

Houdmont, Jonathan

Leka, Stavroula

Sinclair, Robert R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors vii
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
1 Organizational Politics and Occupational Health Psychology: ADemands-Resources Perspective 1
Simon L. Albrecht and Erin M. Landells
2 Employee Commitment and Well-being 19
John P. Meyer, Elyse R. Maltin, and Sabrina P. C. Thai
3 Developing Evidence-Based Occupational Health Psychology36
Rob B. Briner
4 Understanding Mental Health Treatment-Seeking in High StressOccupations 57
Thomas W. Britt and Anna C. McFadden
5 Humor as a Human Resource Tool in Organizations 74
Josje Dikkers, Sibe Doosje, and Annet de Lange
6 Predicting Abusive Supervision 92
M. Sandy Hershcovis and Alannah E. Rafferty
7 Designing Jobs for an Aging Workforce: An Opportunity forOccupational Health 109
Donald M. Truxillo, David M. Cadiz, and Jennifer R.Rineer
8 Moving Towards Positive Organizational Health: Challenges anda Proposal for a Research Model of Organizational HealthDevelopment 126
Georg F. Bauer and Gregor J. Jenny
9 New Directions in Positive Psychology: Implications for aHealthy Workplace 146
Clive Fullagar and E. Kevin Kelloway
10 The Management of Psychosocial Risks Across the EuropeanUnion: Findings from ESENER 162
William Cockburn, Malgorzata Milczarek, Xabier Irastorza, andEusebio Rial González
11 The Public Health Perspective: Useful for Occupational HealthPsychologists and Health and Safety Professionals? 184
Birgit A. Greiner
12 Presenteeism: A Short History and a Cautionary Tale 204
Gary Johns
13 Workload: A Review of Causes, Consequences, and PotentialInterventions 221
Nathan A. Bowling and Cristina Kirkendall
14 Work, Stress and Health Behaviors 239
Nicola Paynev, Gail Kinman, and Fiona Jones
Index 257
Contents of Previous Volume 269

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jonathan Houdmont is a Lecturer in Occupational HealthPsychology and Director of the Workplace Health & Wellbeingpostgraduate studies program in the Institute of Work, Health andOrganisations (IWHO) at the University of Nottingham, UK. Hisresearch interests focus on measurement and intervention issues inrelation to work-related stress and psychosocial risk.
Dr. Stavroula Leka is an Associate Professor inOccupational Health Psychology at IWHO and Director of its programof work for the World Health Organization. Her primary researchinterests are the translation of occupational health and safetyknowledge and policy into practice, and psychosocial riskmanagement. She has been awarded an early career achievement awardin occupational health psychology by the American PsychologicalAssociation, US NIOSH and the Society of Occupational HealthPsychology. She is Chair of the Education Forum of the EuropeanAcademy of Occupational Health Psychology.
Dr. Robert R. Sinclair is an Associate Professor ofIndustrial-Organizational Psychology at Clemson University. He is afounding member and Past-President of the Society for OccupationalHealth Psychology. His research appears in leading journals such asthe Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal ofOrganizational Behavior, and Journal of Occupational HealthPsychology.