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Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology, Volume 1 : Global Perspectives on Research and Practice by Stavroula Leka (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470682655

ISBN-139780470682654

eBay Product ID (ePID)102882543

Product Key Features

Number of Pages392 Pages

Publication NameContemporary Occupational Health Psychology, Volume 1 : Global Perspectives on Research and Practice

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectAllied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Self-Management / Stress Management, Industrial & Organizational Psychology

TypeTextbook

AuthorStavroula Leka

Subject AreaSelf-Help, Psychology, Medical

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2010-003196

Reviews"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections in business, health, and psychology." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "Though, as may be expected, some chapters are stronger as a review than others, this first volume of a series on contemporary OHP by Nottingham University and Wiley-Blackwell is a commendable initiative." (Scandinavian Journal of Work, 2011)

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal158.7

Table Of ContentAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. 1 A Multilevel Model of Economic Stress and Employee Well-Being ( Robert R. Sinclair, Lindsay E. Sears, Tahira Probst, and Mark Zajack ). 2 Developing New Ways of Evaluating Organizational-Level Interventions ( Karina Nielsen, Raymond Randall, and Karl Bang Christensen ). 3 Leadership and Employee Health: A Challenge in the Contemporary Workplace ( Töres Theorell, Peggy Bernin, Anna Nyberg, Gabriel Oxenstierna, Julia Romanowska, and Hugo Westerlund ). 4 Employee Burnout and Health: Current Knowledge and Future Research Paths ( Arie Shirom ). 5 Large-Scale Job Stress Interventions: The Dutch Experience ( Toon W. Taris, Ingrid van der Wal, and Michiel A. J. Kompier ). 6 The Neglected Employees: Work-Life Balance and a Stress Management Intervention Program for Low-Qualifi ed Workers ( Christine Busch, Henning Staar, Carl Åborg, Susanne Roscher, and Antje Ducki ). 7 Personal Resources and Work Engagement in the Face of Change ( Machteld van den Heuvel, Evangelia Demerouti, Arnold B. Bakker, and Wilmar B. Schaufeli ). 8 Work and Health: Curvilinearity Matters ( Maria Karanika-Murray ). 9 Peer Assistance Programs in the Workplace: Social Support Theory and the Provision of Effective Assistance to Employees in Need ( Maya Golan, Yael Bacharach, and Peter Bamberger ). 10 Individual Adaptation to the Changing Workplace: A Model of Causes, Consequences, and Outcomes ( Jane D. Parent ). 11 Building Psychosocial Safety Climate: Evaluation of a Socially Coordinated PAR Risk Management Stress Prevention Study ( Maureen F. Dollard and Robert A. Karasek ). 12 Internet Addiction and the Workplace ( Noreen Tehrani ). 13 Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management Systems for Promoting Organizational Health and Safety ( Dolores Díaz-Cabrera, Estefanía Hernández-Fernaud, Yeray Ramos-Sapena, and Sara Casenave ). 14 Work-Family Positive Spillover: Where Have We Been and What Lies Ahead? ( Kristi L. Zimmerman and Leslie B. Hammer ). 15 The Impact of Psychological Flexibility and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Health and Productivity at Work ( Frank W. Bond, Paul E. Flaxman, Marc J. P. M. van Veldhoven, and Michal Biron ). 16 Corporate Social Responsibility and Psychosocial Risk Management ( Stavroula Leka, Gerard Zwetsloot, and Aditya Jain ). 17 Risk Factors, Consequences, and Management of Aggression in Healthcare Environments ( Benjamin Brooks, Alice Staniford, Maureen Dollard, and Richard J. Wiseman ). Author Index. Subject Index.

SynopsisThe inaugural volume of Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology lives up to its name and goals. The editors should be commended for assembling a collection of chapters that are truly global in scope and address a wide variety of timely issues in the field. As well as academic scholars and graduate students, this new series will interest practitioners who want to keep abreast of advances in OHP that can inform science-based practice. The Society for Occupational Health Psychology is proud to be associated with it, and we look forward to future volumes. Janet Barnes-Farrell, President , Society for Occupational Health Psychology This first volume on Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology presents a comprehensive coverage of topics which are highly salient to psycho-social health and well-being, along with critical reviews and discussion of the research in this field. Chapters have been written by various scholars, many of whom have widespread international recognition. The book will be a valuable reference source for researchers, practitioners and students of occupational health psychology. Michael P. O Driscoll, University of Waikato With this volume, Houdmont and Leka have made an impressive start to what is likely to be a highly influential research series in the field of occupational health psychology. Both established and emerging topics are covered in a volume that will be of considerable interest to both researchers and practitioners. E. Kevin Kelloway, Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology Published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology is a definitive new reference series presenting state-of-the-art research from leading academics and practitioners in the field. Volumes will be published every two years. Topics of contemporary relevance to occupational health psychology researchers, practitioners, educators, and students are presented with an emphasis on linking theory with practice. The first volume includes contributions on the process of evaluating workplace health interventions, economic stress and employee well-being, work-family positive spillover, and psychological flexibility. Contributors to Volume 1 (2010-2011) include Arnold Bakker (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Frank Bond (Goldsmiths, University of London), Maureen Dollard (University of South Australia), Leslie Hammer (Portland State University), Robert Karasek (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Michiel A.J. Kompier (Radboud University Nijmegen), Tahira Probst (Washington State University Vancouver), Wilmar B. Schaufeli (Utrecht University), Arie Shirom (Tel-Aviv University), Robert R. Sinclair (Clemson University) Toon Taris (Radboud University Nijmegen), Noreen Tehrani (Child Exploitation adn Online Protection Centre, U.K.), and Tres Theorell (Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet)., Published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology is a definitive new series presenting state-of-the-art work by leading academics and practitioners in the field. Topics include workplace health intervention evaluation, economic stress and employee well-being, work-family positive spillover, psychological flexibility, and health at work. Contributors to this first volume include Arnold Bakker, Frank Bond, Maureen Dollard, Leslie Hammer, Robert Karasek, Michiel Kompier, Tahira Probst, Wilmar Schaufeli, Arie Shirom, Robert Sinclair, Toon Taris and Töres Theorell., Published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology is a definitive new series presenting state-of-the-art work by leading academics and practitioners in the field., Published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology is a definitive new series presenting state-of-the-art work by leading academics and practitioners in the field. Topics include workplace health intervention evaluation, economic stress and employee well-being, work-family positive spillover, psychological flexibility, and health at work. Contributors to this first volume include Arnold Bakker, Frank Bond, Maureen Dollard, Leslie Hammer, Robert Karasek, Michiel Kompier, Tahira Probst, Wilmar Schaufeli, Arie Shirom, Robert Sinclair, Toon Taris and T res Theorell.

LC Classification NumberHF5548.85.C654 2010