Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology

Contributors ix

Preface xiii

1 Organizational Politics and Occupational Health Psychology: A Demands-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 Psychology 36 Rob B. Briner

4 Understanding Mental Health Treatment-Seeking in High Stress Occupations 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 for Occupational Health 109 Donald M. Truxillo, David M. Cadiz, and Jennifer R. Rineer

8 Moving Towards Positive Organizational Health: Challenges and a Proposal for a Research Model of Organizational Health Development 126 Georg F. Bauer and Gregor J. Jenny

9 New Directions in Positive Psychology: Implications for a Healthy Workplace 146 Clive Fullagar and E. Kevin Kelloway

10 The Management of Psychosocial Risks Across the European Union: Findings from ESENER 162 William Cockburn, Malgorzata Milczarek, Xabier Irastorza, and Eusebio Rial Gonzalez

11 The Public Health Perspective: Useful for Occupational Health Psychologists 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 Potential Interventions 221 Nathan A. Bowling and Cristina Kirkendall

14 Work, Stress and Health Behaviors 239 Nicola Paynev, Gail Kinman, and Fiona Jones

Index 257

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