The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology
Author:   Marit Christensen ,  Per Øystein Saksvik ,  Maria Karanika-Murray
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
ISBN:  

9783319667805


Pages:   169
Publication Date:   13 December 2017
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $316.77 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Marit Christensen ,  Per Øystein Saksvik ,  Maria Karanika-Murray
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   4.359kg
ISBN:  

9783319667805


ISBN 10:   3319667807
Pages:   169
Publication Date:   13 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What is positive Occupational Health Psychology?.- What is work in an Occupational Health Psychology perspective?.- What is health in an Occupational Health Psychology perspective?.- Explanatory models in Occupational Health Psychology.- The meaning of work.- From absenteeism to presenteeism.- Work engagement and job crafting.- Better work and more health – intervention research and reorganization – healthy change.- Healthy individuals in healthy organizations - Happy productive worker hypothesis.

Reviews

Author Information

Per Øystein Saksvik is a professor at The Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (since 2001) where he also reached his Ph.D. in 1991 in Occupational Health Psychology. He has ten years of experience as contract researcher. He does research in occupational health and safety, organizational interventions, sickness absenteeism and presenteeism, and organizational change.  Marit Christensen has a PhD psychology and work as an associate professor at the Department of Psychology at the Norwegian University og Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research interests are related to positive occupational health psychology, health promoting work, work environment surveys, work engagement, co-workership and healthy productive organisations. She has been a project leader for two Nordic projects regarding positive factors at work, and now she is in the research group for the ARK-project (work and climate surveys in the academic sector) . The ARK research platform at the time consists of data from 19 different institutions where 15000 respondents have participated.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now