Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology

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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.

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Jonathan Houdmont

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Organizational & Industrial Psychology Psychologie Psychologie i. d. Arbeitswelt Psychology

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"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate throughprofessional collections in business, health, and psychology."(Choice, 1 March 2011) "Though, as may be expected, some chapters are stronger as areview than others, this first volume of a series on contemporaryOHP by Nottingham University and Wiley-Blackwell is a commendableinitiative." (Scandinavian Journal of Work, 2011)'With this volume, Houdmont and Leka have made an impressivestart to what is likely to be a highly influential research seriesin the field of occupational health psychology. Both establishedand emerging topics are covered in a volume that will be ofconsiderable interest to both researchers andpractitioners.' --E. Kevin Kelloway, Ph.D, Canada Research Chair InOccupational Health Psychology 'This first volume on contemporary occupational healthpsychology presents a comprehensive coverage of topics which arehighly salient to psycho-social health and well-being, along withcritical reviews and discussion of the research in this field.Chapters have been written by various scholars, many of whom havewidespread international recognition. The book will be a valuablereference source for researchers, practitioners and students ofoccupational health psychology.' --Michael P. O'Driscoll, Professor of Psychology,University of Waikato, New Zealand "The inaugural volume of Contemporary Occupational HealthPsychology lives up to its name and goals. The editorsshould be commended for assembling a collection of chapters thatare truly global in scope and address a wide variety of timelyissues in the field. As well as academic scholars and graduatestudents, this new series will interest practitioners who want tokeep abreast of advances in OHP that can inform science-basedpractice. The Society for Occupational Health Psychology is proudto be associated with it, and we look forward to future volumes asthe scientific knowledge base of our field continues todevelop.' --Janet Barnes-Farrell, President, Society forOccupational Health Psychology, and Professor of Psychology,University of Connecticut, USA 'Jonathan Houdmont and Stravroula Leka have done a greatjob with this book! They have assembled a set of leading scholarswho discuss critical occupational health issues in the 21st centuryworkplace. I was particularly impressed with how the book presentsstate-of-the-art discussions of Occupational Health Psychology(OHP) theory, research, and practice in an accessible format thatis perfect for students and professionals who are new to OHP. Thereis no other book quite like it in the field and I would absolutelyuse it in one of my classes.' --Bob Sinclair, Ph.D., Clemson University, USA, andFounding Member and Past President of Society for OccupationalHealth Psychology
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