Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology brings together an international group of scholars to address a wide variety of topics relevant to this rapidly growing field. From issues of workload and workplace safety, to work schedules and social environments to job future and content, this handbook offers tools intended to combat risks at their source. This is an essential resource for scholars, researchers, and practitioners in occupational health psychology, public health, and medicine.
Contributors
Foreword
—Lennart Levi
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Past, Present, and Future of Occupational Health Psychology
- Prevention at Work: Public Health in Occupational Settings
—Lois E. Tetrick and James Campbell Quick - A History of Occupational Health Psychology
—Julian Barling and Amanda Griffiths - Controlling Occupational Safety and Health Hazards
—Michael J. Smith, Ben-Tzion Karsh, Pascale Carayon, and Frank T. Conway - Toward an Integrated Framework for Comprehensive Organizational Wellness: Concepts, Practices, and Research in Workplace Health Promotion
—Joel B. Bennett, Royer F. Cook, and Kenneth R. Pelletier - Health Psychology and Work Stress: A More Positive Approach
—Debra L. Nelson and Bret L. Simmons
Part II. Causes of and Risks to Health and Safety
- Safety Climate: Conceptual and Measurement Issues
—Dov Zohar - Work–Family Balance
—Michael R. Frone - Shiftwork and Working Hours
—Carlla Smith, Simon Folkard, and Julie A. Fuller - Occupational Stress: Job Pressures and Lack of Support
—Charles D. Spielberger, Peter V. Vagg, and Carol F. Wasala - To Be Able to Exert Control Over One's Own Situation: A Necessary Condition for Coping with Stressors
—Töres Theorell - Technology and Workplace Health
—Michael D. Coovert and Lori Foster Thompson
Part III. Symptoms, Disorders, and Interventions
- Job-Related Burnout: A Review
—Arie Shirom - The Workplace and Cardiovascular Disease: Relevance and Potential Role for Occupational Health Psychology
—Paul A. Landsbergis, Peter L. Schnall, Karen L. Belkic, Dean Baker, Joseph E. Schwartz, and Thomas G. Pickering - Employee Assistance Programs
—Cary L. Cooper, Phil Dewe, and Mike O'Driscoll - Worksite Health Interventions: Targets for Change and Strategies for Attaining Them
—Catherine A. Heany - Job Stress Interventions and Organization of Work
—Norbert K. Semmer - Stress Management at Work
—Ruth E. Quillian-Wolever and Mark E. Wolever
Part IV. Methodology and Evaluation
- An Epidemiological Perspective on Research Design, Measurement, and Surveillance Strategies
—Stanislav V. Kasl and Beth A. Jones - Program Evaluation: The Bottom Line in Organizational Health
—Joyce A. Adkins and Howard M. Weiss - Economic Evaluations of Workplace Health Interventions: Theory and Literature Review
—Kelly DeRango and Luisa Franzini
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
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