Edited by
Jonathan Houdmont
Stavroula Leka
Robert R. Sinclair
This edition first published 2012
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Dr Jonathan Houdmont BSc PGCE MSc PhD is a Lecturer in Occupational Health Psychology and Director of the Workplace Health & Wellbeing postgraduate studies program in the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations (IWHO) at the University of Nottingham, UK. His current research interests focus on measurement and intervention issues in relation to work-related stress and psychosocial risk, and workplace health promotion. He is co-editor of Occupational Health Psychology, also published by Wiley-Blackwell and currently the discipline's sole student textbook. Further information about Jonathan and his work can be found at www.nottingham.ac.uk/iwho/people/jonathan.houdmont
Dr Stavroula Leka is an Associate Professor in Occupational Health Psychology at I-WHO and Director of its programme of work for the World Health Organization. Her primary research interests are the translation of occupational health and safety knowledge and policy into practice, and psychosocial risk management. She has been awarded an early career achievement award in occupational health psychology by the American Psychological Association, US NIOSH and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology. She is Chair of the Education Forum of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. Further information about Stavroula and her work can be found at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iwho/people/stavroula.leka
Dr Robert R. Sinclair is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Clemson University. He is a founding member and Past-President of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology and a current Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Dr Sinclair's research focuses on occupational health concerns faced by retail employees, military personnel, and nurses, and covers topics such as economic stress, leadership and mental health, work scheduling, personal resilience, and safety. Further information about Robert and his work can be found at http://bobsinclair.webnode.com/
Simon L. Albrecht | simon.albrecht@monash.edu |
School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia | |
Georg F. Bauer | gfbauer@ifspm.uzh.ch |
University of Zürich, Switzerland | |
Nathan A. Bowling | nathan.bowling@wright.edu |
Wright State University, USA | |
Rob B. Briner | rbb25@bath.ac.uk |
University of Bath, United Kingdom | |
Thomas W. Britt | TWBRITT@clemson.edu |
Clemson University, USA | |
David M. Cadiz | dave.cadiz@gmail.com |
Oregon Nurses Foundation, USA | |
William Cockburn | cockburn@osha.europa.eu |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) | |
Annet de Lange | A.delange@psych.ru.nl |
Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands | |
Josje Dikkers | josje.dikkers@hu.nl |
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
Sibe Doosje | S.Doosje@uu.nl |
Utrecht University, The Netherlands | |
Clive Fullagar | fullagar@ksu.edu |
Kansas State University, USA | |
Birgit A. Greiner | b.greiner@ucc.ie |
University College Cork, Ireland | |
M. Sandy Hershcovis | Sandy_hershcovis@umanitoba.ca |
University of Manitoba, Canada | |
Xabier Irastorza | irastorza@osha.europa.eu |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) | |
Gregor J. Jenny | gjenny@ifspm.uzh.ch |
University of Zürich, Switzerland | |
Gary Johns | gjohns@jmsb.concordia.ca |
Concordia University, Canada | |
Fiona Jones | fiona.jones@beds.ac.uk |
University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom | |
E. Kevin Kelloway | kevin.kelloway@smu.ca |
St. Mary's University, Canada | |
Gail Kinman | gail.kinman@beds.ac.uk |
University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom | |
Cristina Kirkendall | cristina1180@yahoo.com |
Wright State University, USA | |
Erin M. Landells | Erin.Landells@monash.edu |
Monash University, Australia | |
Elyse R. Maltin | emaltin@uwo.ca |
The University of Western Ontario, Canada | |
Anna C. McFadden | anna.mcfadden1@gmail.com |
Clemson University, USA | |
John P. Meyer | meyer@uwo.ca |
The University of Western Ontario, Canada | |
Malgorzata Milczarek | milczarek@osha.europa.eu |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) | |
Nicola Payne | n.payne@mdx.ac.uk |
Middlesex University, United Kingdom | |
Alannah E. Rafferty | a.rafferty@unsw.edu.au |
University of New South Wales, Australia | |
Eusebio Rial González | rial@osha.europa.eu |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) | |
Jennifer R. Rineer | jenn.rineer@gmail.com |
Portland State University, USA | |
Sabrina Thai | sthai2@uwo.ca |
University of Toronto, Canada | |
Donald M. Truxillo | truxillod@pdx.edu |
Portland State University, USA |
Welcome to the second volume of Contemporary occupational health psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice. We are delighted that the first volume was well received by researchers, practitioners, and students of the discipline and we hope that readers will be similarly engaged by the variety of contemporary topics addressed in the current volume.
Published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, the series sets out to:
Preparations are already underway for the third volume (2014/2015) and the editors would welcome informal enquires from prospective contributors. Please note that contributions are evaluated on the following criteria:
We hope that you enjoy this volume and that it becomes a useful resource in your work.
Jonathan Houdmont
Stavroula Leka
Robert Sinclair