Handbook of Work Stress by Michael R. Frone (English) Hardcover Book

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Focuses primarily on identifying the different sources of work stress across different contexts and individuals. Reflecting similarities and differences from around the world, this work is suitable for researchers in the fields of industrial and organizational psychology, human resources, health psychology, public health and employee assistance.

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Questions about the causes or sources of work stress have been the subject of considerable research, as well as public fascination, for several decades. Earlier interest in this issue focused on the question of whether some jobs are simply more inherently stressful than others. Other questions that soon emerged asked whether some individuals were more prone to stress than others. The Handbook of Work Stress focuses primarily on identifying the different sources of work stress across different contexts and individuals. The Handbook of Work Stress is essential reading for researchers in the fields of industrial and organizational psychology, human resources, health psychology, public health, and employee assistance.

Author Biography

Julian Barling is Associate Dean and Professor at the Queen's School of Business. He is responsible for rhe Ph.D,M.Sc and Research programs in the School of Business. Dr. Barling is author of of several books, including Employment, Stress and Family Functioning (1990,Wiley & Sons), The Union and Its Members: A Psychological Approach (with Clive Fullagar and Kevin Kelloway, 1992, Oxford University Press), and Changing Employment Relations: Behavioral and Social Perspectives (with Lois Tetrick, 1995, American Psychological Association), andYouth and Employment (with Kevin Kelloway, forthcoming, American Psychological Association). Dr. Barling served as co-editor (with Kevin Kelloway) of the Sage Publication series ,Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior, is consulting editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Stress Medicine and the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. From 1989-1991, he was the chairperson of the Advisory Council on Occupational Health and Safety to the Ontario Minister of Labour. In 1995 and 1997, he received the annual awards for "Excellence in Research" from the School of Business, Queen's University. E. Kevin Kelloway is the Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology at Saint Mary's University. He received his PhD in Organizational Psychology from Queen's University (Kingston, ON) and taught for eight years at the University of Guelph. In 1999 he moved to Saint Mary's University where he also holds the position of Professor of Psychology. He was the founding director of the CN Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and the PhD program in Business Administration (Management). He was also a founding principal of the Centre for Leadership Excellence at Saint Mary's. An active researcher, he is the author/editor of 12 books and over 100 research articles and chapters. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Canadian Psychological Association and of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Michael R. Frone is Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo. He is also Senior Research Scientist, Research Insititue on Additctions, State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Frome is Associate Editor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. He is on the editorial boards of five refereed journals, and is the author of numerous articles. He is co-editor (with Julian Barling, APA forthcoming) of Psychology of Workplace Safety.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: SOURCES OF WORK STRESS1.Editors′ Overview2.Organizational Role Stress - Terry A Beehr and Sharon Glazer3.Work Schedules - Peter Totterdell4.Organizational Justice - Russell Cropanzano, Barry Goldman, and Lehman Benson, III5.Poor Leadership - E. Kevin Kelloway, Niro Sivanathan, Lori Francis, and Julian Barling6.Work-Family Conflict - Gina Bellavia and Michael R. Frone7.Harassment and Discrimination - Kathleen M. Rospenda and Judith A. Richman8.Workplace Aggression - Aaron C.H. Schat and E. Kevin Kelloway9. Physical Work Environment - Janetta Mitchell McCoy and Gary W. Evans10.Workplace Safety - Leanne Barlow and Roderick D. Iverson11.Economic Stressors - Tahira M. Probst12.Technology - Michael D. Coovert, Lori Foster Thompson, and J. Philip Craiger13.Industrial Relations - Lori Francis and E. Kevin Kelloway14.Organizational Politics - Ken Harris and K. Michele Kacmar15.Terrorism - Michelle Inness and Julian BarlingSECTION II: SPECIAL POPULATIONS16.Editors′ overview17.Young Workers - Catherine Loughlin and Katherine Lang18.Older Workers - Janet L. Barnes-Farrell19.Gender Issues - Serge Desmarais and Christine Alksnis20International and Cross- Cultural Issues - Cong Liu and Paul Spector21.Part-time and Contract Employment - Daniel G. GallagherSECTION III: CONSEQUENCES OF WORK STRESS22.Editors′ overview23.Work, Well-being and Mental Health - Peter Warr24.Organizational Consequences - Steve M. Jex and Craig D. CrossleySECTION IV: INTERVENTIONS25.Editor′s overview26.Individually Targeted Interventions - Susan Cartwright and Cary Cooper27.Organizational Stress Interventions - Joseph J. Hurrell Jr.

Details ISBN0761929495 Short Title HANDBK OF WORK STRESS Pages 720 Language English ISBN-10 0761929495 ISBN-13 9780761929499 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 158.72 Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Author E... Kevin Kelloway Edition 1st Edited by E . Kevin Kelloway Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761929499 UK Release Date 2004-10-26 NZ Release Date 2004-10-26 US Release Date 2004-10-26 Birth 1954 Affiliation Consultant Cardiologist, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK Position Professor Qualifications M.D. Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2004-10-26 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2004-10-25 We've got this

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