Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health by Schonfeld PhD. MPH, Irvin Sam. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Acknowledgments From Irvin Sam Schonfeld Acknowledgments From Chu-Hsiang Chang Share Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health 1. A Brief History of Occupational Health Psychology

Early Forerunners

Engels and Marx Émile Durkheim Max Weber and the Iron Cage Taylor and Ford Frederick Winslow Taylor Henry Ford

World War I and the Interwar Years

Impact on Soldiers

The Interwar Years

Human Relations Unemployment

From the World War II Era to the 1970s

World War II Institute for Social Research Tavistock and Human Relations Changes in the British Mining Industry Hans Selye

Stressful Life Events

Stress Research in Sweden Developments in Sociology, Social Psychology, and Industrial Psychology Richard Lazarus Methodological Rigor in Research on Job Stress OSHA and NIOSH P–E Fit Burnout Decision Latitude and Job Demands

The 1980s to the Present

Two Groundbreaking Studies Occupational Health Psychology Work & Stress APA–NIOSH Conference Series Doctoral Programs in OHP University of Nottingham Journal of Occupational Health Psychology ICOH–WOPS European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Society for Occupational Health Psychology

Summary

2. Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology

Research Designs

Experiment Quasi-Experiment Internal Validity of Experiments and Quasi-Experiments Cross-Sectional Study Case-Control Study Longitudinal Study Cohort Studies Meta-Analysis

Two-Stage Meta-Analysis One-Stage Meta-Analysis Final Comment on Meta-Analyses

Other Research Designs in OHP

Diary Studies Natural Experiment Interrupted Time-Series Qualitative Research Methods

Measurement

Reliability

Internal Consistency Reliability Alternate Forms and Test–Retest Reliability Interrater (Scorer) Reliability: Continuous Measures Interrater Reliability: Categorical Measurement Final Word on Reliability

Validity

Content Validity Criterion-Related Validity Construct Validity

Research Ethics Summary

3. The Impact of Psychosocial Working Conditions on Mental Health

Assessing Mental Health in OHP Research

Psychological Distress and Depression Burnout

The Impact of Job Loss on Mental Health

Two Pathways for Research on Unemployment What the Research on Unemployment Has to Tell Us Job Loss and Suicide

The Demand–Control(–Support) Model

Social Support Becomes Part of the Model Measuring DCS Factors Methodological Concerns The Evidence Bearing on the Relation of the Demand–Control(–Support) Model to Depression and Distress The DCS Factors and Excessive Alcohol Consumption Workplace Support The Impact of DCS Factors

The Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) Model and Conservation of Resources Model

The Evidence Bearing on the JD–R Model

The JD–R Model and Matching Summing Up of the JD–R Model

The Effort–Reward Imbalance Model Other Psychosocial Factors

Organizational Justice Job Insecurity Long Working Hours Night Work and Shift Work Stressful Occupational Events and Work-Related Social Stressors Coping

Other Research Considerations

Reverse Causality Controlling for Socioeconomic Status Nonwork Stressors Timing Waves of Data Collection Decisions About Study Populations Reliance on Self-Report Measures

Summary

4. Epidemiology, Medical Disease, and OHP

Cardiovascular Disease

A Riddle Psychosocial Working Conditions Could Affect CVD Through Health Behaviors

Cigarette Smoking Obesity and Weight Gain Leisure Time Physical Activity Summary

Biological Links From Psychosocial Working Conditions to CVD

Workplace Stressors and Human Biology Cortisol and Epinephrine Allostasis and Allostatic Load Dysregulation of the HPA Axis and Other Harmful Effects Summary Depression and CVD Burnout and CVD

Research Linking “Stress at Work” and Demand–Control Variables to CVD

Studies That Employed Imputation Strategies Linking DC Factors to CVD Studies That Involve DC Factors That Were Assessed by Worker Self-Report Focus on DC Factors in Women Two-Stage Meta-Analysis The DC and ERI Models Compared “Mega-Study” of DC Factors Summary of Studies Bearing on the DC and ERI Factors

The Relation of Job Loss to CVD Mortality Job Insecurity and CVD Long Working Hours and CVD Bullying Work Schedules and CVD Socioeconomic Status and Health

Summary of Research on the Relation of Psychosocial Workplace Factors to CVD

Musculoskeletal Problems

Psychosocial Working Conditions and Musculoskeletal Problems Evidence That Psychosocial Working Conditions Affect Musculoskeletal Problems

Two Meta-Analyses and a Systematic Review

Summary

Other Health-Related Outcomes

5. Workplace Violence and Psychological Aggression

Extent of Workplace Violence and Psychological Aggression

Prevalence of Homicide in the Workplace Prevalence of Workplace Violence, Excluding Homicide Prevalence of Psychological Aggression in the Workplace Workplace Violence and Psychological Aggression Commonly Occur

Risk Factors for Violence in the Workplace and Worker-on-Worker Psychological Aggression

Risk Factors for Psychological Aggression by Workers Against Other Workers

Focus on Three Occupational Groups

Nurses

Hospital Climate A Small Corps of Patients and the Context of Assaults Summary of the Nursing Findings

Teachers

What Qualitative Research Has to Say Official Data on Assault Data Obtained From the Teachers Themselves Summary of the Teacher Findings

Bus Drivers

Consequences of Violence Exposure at the Workplace

Cross-Sectional Research on the Consequences of Exposure to Workplace Violence Case-Control Research on the Consequences of Exposure to Workplace Violence Longitudinal Research on the Consequences of Exposure to Workplace Violence

Longer-Term Longitudinal Studies Shorter-Term Longitudinal Studies

Summing up the Consequences of Violence Exposure

Consequences of Workplace Psychological Aggression

Longitudinal Research on the Consequences of Exposure to Workplace Psychological Aggression

Longitudinal Studies on Distress and Depression With Longer Time Lags Longitudinal Studies on Distress and Depression With Shorter Time Lags Bidirectional Effects Outcomes Other Than Distress and Depression Coping

Summary

6. Organizational Climate and Leadership

Organizational Climate: A Brief History

Levels of Analysis Dimensions of Organizational Climate

Safety Climate

Antecedents of Safety Climate Safety-Related Outcomes of Safety Climate Other Effects of Safety Climate

Mistreatment Climate Psychosocial Safety Climate Other Climates Relevant to Occupational Health Psychology Organizational Leadership: A Brief History Contemporary Leadership Theories and Occupational Health

Transformational Leadership Leader–Member Exchange Abusive Supervision

Summary

7. OHP Research on Specific Occupations

Teachers

Mental Disorder, Suicide, and Physical Disorder Within-Occupation Research Summary

Nurses

Mental Disorder and Suicide Within-Occupation Research Summary

Combat Soldiers

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Mental Disorder and Brain Injury Leadership Sexual Harassment Suicide Summary Postscript

First Responders

Police Officers

Summary

Firefighters

Summary

9/11

9/11 First Responders Who Were Police Officers 9/11 First Responders Who Were Firefighters Children of 9/11 First Responders

Summary

Construction Workers

Occupational Stress and Safety Occupational Health Issues Unique to Construction Workers Summary

Agricultural Workers

Occupational Stress Occupational Safety Occupational Health Issues Unique to Agricultural Workers

Summary

8. Occupational Safety

Risk Factors in the Physical Work Environment Occupational Health Psychology and Occupational Safety

Individual Antecedents of Safety Performance and Workplace Accidents and Injuries

Demographics Personality Ability Factors Motivation-Related Differences

Situational Antecedents of Safety Performance and Workplace Accidents and Injuries

Job Characteristics Shift Work

Implications of Considering Individual and Situational Antecedents for Safety

Summary

9. Work–Family Balance

Negative Work–Family Interface: Work–Family Conflict

Situational Antecedents of WFC Dispositional Antecedents of WFC Outcomes of WFC Experience Sampling and Longitudinal Research Cross-National Research

Positive Work–Family Interface: Work–Family Enhancement (WFE)

Situational Antecedents of WFE Dispositional Antecedents of WFE Outcomes of WFE Experience Sampling and Longitudinal Research

Work–Family Balance Consideration of the Broader Context Summary

10. Interventions in Occupational Health Psychology

Integrated Model for Intervention in OHP

Primary Interventions to Improve Work–Life Balance Secondary Interventions to Improve Work–Life Balance Tertiary Interventions to Improve Work–Life Balance Primary Interventions to Improve Physical Health and Safety Secondary Interventions to Improve Physical Health and Safety Tertiary Interventions to Improve Physical Health and Safety Primary Interventions to Improve Psychological Health and Well-Being Secondary and Tertiary Interventions to Improve Psychological Health and Well-Being

Summary

11. The Future of Occupational Health Psychology

The Future of OHP, Chapter by Chapter

Mental Health

Money Personality and Social Factors Job Crafting

Physical Health

Intermediate Pathways to CVD Stroke Underrepresented Groups Workers Transitioning Into Retirement

Aggression in the Workplace

Work-Related Mistreatment via the Internet

Organizational Climate and Leadership

Industry-Specific Research Leadership

Research on Specific Occupations

Combat Soldiers Police Officers and Firefighters Correctional Officers The Self-Employed Teaming With Workers to Develop Research Ideas

Safety

Worker Empowerment and Safety

Work–Family Balance

Families Responsible for Other Kinds of Care The Self-Employed Physicians

Interventions in the Workplace

Learning From Failure

Total Worker Health™

Final Thoughts

Index

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