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
About the Editors ix
List of Contributors xi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Cary L. Cooper, James Campbell Quick and Marc J. Schabracq
Part I: The Context ofWork and Health Today 7
Chapter 2 Health andWell-Being: The Role of the Psychological Contract 9
David Guest and Neil Conway
Chapter 3 The Social Context of Work Life: Implications for Burnout and Work Engagement 25
Michael P. Leiter and Naomi Stright
Chapter 4 The Effects of Job Strain on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease 49
Arie Shirom, Galit Armon, Shlomo Berliner, Itzhak Shapira and Samuel Melamed
Chapter 5 Sickness Presenteeism and Attendance Pressure Factors: Implications for Practice 77
Caroline Biron and Per ?ystein Saksvik
Part II: Individual Differences and Health 97
Chapter 6 Individual Differences, Work Stress and Health 99
Norbert K. Semmer and Laurenz L. Meier
Chapter 7 Gender and Work Stress: Unique Stressors, Unique Responses 123
Faye K. Cocchiara and Myrtle P. Bell
Chapter 8 Work Experiences, Stress and Health among Managerial Women: Research and Practice 147
Ronald J. Burke and Astrid M. Rilój
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