International Handbook of Work and Health Psychology, Third Edition

Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

International Handbook of Work and Health Psychology, Third Edition

Editor(s): Cary L. Cooper, James Campbell Quick, Marc J. Schabracq

Published Online: 17 DEC 2009

Print ISBN: 9780470998069

Online ISBN: 9780470682357

DOI: 10.1002/9780470682357

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Now in its third edition, this authoritative handbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of work and health psychology.

  • Updated edition of a highly successful handbook
  • Focuses on the applied aspects of work and health psychology
  • New chapters cover emerging themes in this rapidly growing  field
  • Prestigious team of editors and contributors

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xiii)

    1. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–6)

      Cary L. Cooper, Dr. James Campbell Quick and Marc J. Schabracq

  3. Part I: The Context of Work and Health Today

    1. Chapter 2

      Health and Well-Being: The Role of the Psychological Contract (pages 7–23)

      David Guest and Neil Conway

    2. Chapter 3

      The Social Context of Work Life: Implications for Burnout and Work Engagement (pages 25–47)

      Michael P. Leiter and Naomi Stright

    3. Chapter 4

      The Effects of Job Strain on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (pages 49–75)

      Arie Shirom, Galit Armon, Shlomo Berliner, Itzhak Shapira and Samuel Melamed

    4. Chapter 5

      Sickness Presenteeism and Attendance Pressure Factors: Implications for Practice (pages 77–96)

      Caroline Biron and Per Øystein Saksvik

  4. Part II: Individual Differences and Health

    1. Chapter 6

      Individual Differences, Work Stress and Health (pages 97–121)

      Norbert K. Semmer and Laurenz L. Meier

    2. Chapter 7

      Gender and Work Stress: Unique Stressors, Unique Responses (pages 123–145)

      Faye K. Cocchiara and Myrtle P. Bell

    3. Chapter 8

      Work Experiences, Stress and Health among Managerial Women: Research and Practice (pages 147–169)

      Ronald J. Burke and Astrid M. Richardsen

  5. Part III: The Role of Workplace Factors on Health

    1. Chapter 9

      The Role of Job Control in Employee Health and Well-Being (pages 171–195)

      Paul E. Spector

    2. Chapter 10

      Stress and Careers (pages 197–220)

      Yehuda Baruch

    3. Chapter 11

      New Technologies and Stress (pages 221–250)

      Kai-Christoph Hamborg and Siegfried Greif

    4. Chapter 12

      Flexibility at Work in Relation to Employee Health (pages 251–267)

      Töres Theorell

    5. Chapter 13

      Acute Stress at Work (pages 269–291)

      Rolf J. Kleber and Peter G. van der Velden

  6. Part IV: Supporting Individuals at Work

    1. Chapter 14

      Management Development for Well-Being and Survival: Developing the Whole Person (pages 293–327)

      Rosemary Maellaro and J. Lee Whittington

    2. Chapter 15

      Coaching in Organizations (pages 329–352)

      Helen Williams and Stephen Palmer

    3. Chapter 16

      Women's Coping: Communal Versus Individualistic Orientation (pages 353–382)

      Pamela A. Geller, Stevan E. Hobfoll and Carla Dunahoo

    4. Chapter 17

      Employee Assistance Programs: A Research-Based Primer (pages 383–407)

      Mark Attridge

  7. Part V: Organizational Approaches to Health and Well-Being

    1. Chapter 18

      Organizational Culture, Leadership, Change and Stress (pages 409–426)

      Manfred Kets de Vries, Laura Guillén Ramo and Konstantin Korotov

    2. Chapter 19

      Building Interventions to Improve Staff Well-Being (pages 427–443)

      Gordon Tinline and Ben Moss

    3. Chapter 20

      Stress and Effectiveness: An Approach for Changing Organizational Culture (pages 445–469)

      Marc J. Schabracq and Iva Smit

    4. Chapter 21

      Epilogue (pages 471–476)

      Cary L. Cooper, Dr. James Campbell Quick and Marc J. Schabracq

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      Index (pages 477–491)

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