Occupational Psychology

Gail Steptoe-Warren is Senior Lecturer and Course Director in Occupational Psychology at Coventry University

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

Guided tour

Publisher’s acknowledgements

 

1. Introduction to occupational psychology

Learning outcomes

1.1   Introduction

1.2   Occupational psychology in the pre-First World War era

1.3   Occupational psychology in the First World War

1.4   Post-First World War and pre-Second World War

1.5   Occupational psychology in the Second World War

1.6   Occupational psychology in the 1940s to 1960s

1.7   Occupational psychology from the 1970s to the present

1.8   Challenges for occupational psychology in the 21st century

1.9   Conclusions

Short-answer questions

Further reading

 

2. Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist and the consultancy cycle

Learning outcomes

2.1   Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist

2.2   Consultancy

2.3   The consultancy cycle

2.4   Writing a business/consultancy report

2.5   Ethics

2.6   Conclusions

Short-answer questions

Websites

Further reading

 

3. Legislation applied to the workplace

Learning outcomes

3.1   Introduction

3.2   United Kingdom law

3.3   European law

3.4   Types of discrimination

3.5   Protected characteristics

3.6   Avoiding discrimination

3.7   Summary

Short-answer questions

Websites

Further information

 

4. Personnel selection and assessment

Learning outcomes

4.1   Introduction

4.2   Job analysis

4.3   Job description

4.4   Person specification

4.5   Job advertisements

4.6   Selection process

4.7   Fairness in selection

4.8   Decision-making

Multi-level impact of personnel selection and assessment

Legal context

Short-answer questions

Case study: Personnel selection and assessment

Further reading

 

5. Performance appraisal, career development, counselling and coaching

Learning outcomes

5.1   Introduction

5.2   Performance appraisal

5.3   Career development, counselling and coaching

Multi-level impact of performance appraisal and career development

Legal context

Short-answer questions

Case study: Performance appraisal and career development/counselling

Further reading

 

6. Well-being, stress and work-–life balance

Learning outcomes

6.1   Introduction

6.2   Well-being

6.3   Stress at work

6.4   Causes of stress at work

6.5   Consequences of stress

6.6   Outcomes of stress reduction

6.7   Healthy workplace

Multi-level impact of stress

Legal context

Short-answer questions

Case study: Well-being, stress and work–life balance

Further information

 

7. Individual differences

Learning outcomes

7.1   Introduction

7.2   Personality

7.3   Intelligence

7.4   Values, individual beliefs and behaviour

Multi-level impact of individual differences

Legal context

Short-answer questions

Case study: Individual differences

Further reading

 

8. Training

Learning outcomes

8.1   Introduction

8.2   Models of training<