Elgar Encyclopedia of Occupational Health Psychology

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Cary Cooper, Paula Brough, Vicki L. Anderson
Edward Elgar Publishing, Jul 5, 2024 - Psychology - 256 pages
Occupational Health Psychology has emerged as a vital new field in its own right in recent years and its key areas of focus are occupational stress, work wellbeing, and work-life balance. This Encyclopedia is the godfather of this new discipline, defining the diversity of its concepts, theories and methods. It will be the essential resource for scholars, practitioners and students for years to come.
 

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1 Absenteeism presenteeism and leaveism
1
2 A contemporary view on job crafting
4
3 Addressing the psychosocial harm of destructive leadership at work
7
4 Advancing psychological contract scholarship
10
5 An introduction to job insecurity
14
6 Burnout
18
7 Cognitive appraisal
21
8 Common mental disorders at work
24
11 Crossover of emotions and experiences at the workplace
36
12 The effectiveness of individual interventions to improve workplace health and wellbeing
39
implications for wellbeing and performance
42
14 Employee assistance programmes EAPs
45
15 Employee retention and turnover
48
16 Employee voice and silence
51
17 Entrepreneurship
54
18 Equity diversity and inclusion at work
57

9 Conceptualisation and measurement of thriving at work
28
10 Coping with stress
32
19 Fatigue at work
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Edited by Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK, Paula Brough, Professor of Organisational Psychology; Director, Centre for Work, Organisation & Wellbeing; Griffith University and Vicki L. Anderson, Centre for Work, Organisation & Wellbeing, and Department of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia