Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific

Dr AKihito Shimazu Dr. Akihito Shimazu is Associate Professor of Mental Health at School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Japan and also Adjunct Associate Professor of Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety at the University of South Australia.  His research interests include job stress and coping, stress management at workplace, work engagement, workaholism, work-life interface, and the application of IT for workplace intervention. He has published on a wide array of topics in journals such as Cross-Cultural Research, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Social Science & Medicine, and Work & Stress. He is Secretary of the International Commission on Occupational Health Scientific Committee Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors, and Vice-president of Academy for Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work.Prof Rusli Bin NordinProfessor Rusli bin Nordin is currently a Professor of Public Health in the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia and also the Head of the Clinical School Johor Bahru. He is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Malaysia (FAOEMM), Fellow of Public Health Medicine Malaysia (FPHMM), member of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) and an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland (Hon. FFOMI). He is a Vice President, Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work. He is an editorial board member of International Journal of Public Health Research (Subject Editor), Industrial Health, Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Journal of Medical Safety, and Specialty Board Member, WebmedCentral.Prof Maureen DollardMaureen Dollard is Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, Director and Head of the Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health at the University of South Australia. She is Foundation President of the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, and Co-chair of the International Commission on Occupational Health- Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors, Scientific Committee. She was chair of the ICOH-WOPS conference in Adelaide September 2014. She has a national and international reputation in the area of occupational stress and has published 4 books and 145 book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles in the area. She has extensive experience with industry partners nationally, and has held grants over $6 million, awarded by the Australian Research Council and industry. Maureen is on the Editorial Board for the international journals Work and Stress, Journal of Organisational Behavior, and the European Journal of Work & Organisational Psychology. Her ground breaking research is on psychosocial safety climate for psychological health in organisations. Dr. Jodi Oakman Jodi Oakman is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, La Trobe University and the postgraduate coordinator for the Ergonomics, Safety and Health program. Jodi has worked extensively in industry as a consultant Ergonomist to many organisations. She is a qualified physiotherapist and has a PhD in the area of the ageing workforce and the impact of organisations on their employees’ retirement intentions. Her research is currently focused on the impact of the psychosocial work environment on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and strategies to improve risk management in workplaces. She has several higher degree students researching in this area. Jodi is the secretary for the Ageing and Work scientific committee, for the International Commission on Occupational Health and the secretary for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia.

Part I: Policy and Practice Framework in the Asia Pacific and Beyond.- Chapter 1. The Context of Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific: Update.  Jodi Oakman, Maureen F. Dollard, Akihito Shimazu, Rusli Bin Nordin.- Chapter 2.  Is Psychosocial Risk Prevention Possible? Deconstructing Common Presumptions. Stavroula Leka.- Chapter 3. Macro Level Policy and Practice Relating to Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific. Tessa S Bailey, Yawen Cheng, Awang Idris, Sara Arphorn, Maureen Dollard.- Chapter 4. Guidelines for Primary Prevention for Mental Health at Work in Japan. Akizumi Tsutsumi, Toru Yoshikawa, Akihito Shimazu. Chapter 5. Guidelines on Preventing Work-related Stress in Korea.- Jungsun Park.- Part II. Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific.- Chapter 6. Psychosocial Safety Climate: What we Learnt from Qualitative Explanation? Siti Balqis, Awang Idris, Maureen F. Dollard.- Chapter 7. Designing Work that Works: Future Directions for Job Design Research and Practice. Sharon Parker.- Chapter 8. Prevalence, Distribution and Trends of Workplace Violence and its Associated Health Problems: Results from National Surveys of Taiwan. Yawen Cheng.- Chapter 9. Psychosocial Hazards and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Does the Country you Work in Make a Difference to the Role of Workplace Factors? Jodi Oakman, Ismail Maakip, Tessa Keegel.- Chapter 10. Psychosocial Safety Climate from Two Different Cultural Perspectives in the Asia Pacific: Iranian and Australian Healthcare Contexts. Ali Afsharian, Amy Zadow,  Maureen Dollard.- Part III. Practical approach Towards Healthy Workplaces and Workers .- Chapter 11. An International Evaluation of Workplace Psychosocial Management Approaches. Alice Fattori, Tessa Bailey, Maureen Dollard, Evelyn Kortum.- Chapter 12. Development of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire. Akiomi Inoue, Norito Kawakami, Teruichi Shimomitsu, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Takashi Haratani, Toru Yoshikawa, Akihito Shimazu, Yuko Odagiri.- Chapter 13. Occupational Stress and Coping Strategies among Malaysian Employees. Cindy Biding Ahin, Rusli Bin Nordin.- Chapter 14. Effects of an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention on Improving Work Engagement and Other Work-Related Outcomes: An Analysis of Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Kotaro Imamura, Norito Kawakami, Toshi A. Furukawa, Yutaka Matsuyama, Akihito Shimazu, Rino Umanodan, Sonoko Kawakami, Kiyoto Kasai.- Chapter 15. Organizational Support for Mental Health, Stigmatization of Employees with Depression and Performance Appraisal: A Management Simulation Study. Angela Martin. Part IV. Practical Approach in Specific Conditions.- Chapter 16. Efforts to Improve Mental Health Activities in Japanese Micro- and Small-Scale Enterprises: Development of Support Tools for Employers. Jiro Moriguchi, Sonoko Sakuragi, Masayuki Ikeda.- Chapter 17. How to Manage the Health Issues of Workers Engaged in Operations Related to the Accident at theFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Lessons Learned from the Experiences. Koji Mori.- Chapter 18. Association Between Workplace Clients' Violence and Burnout in Korean Service Workers. Sei-Jin Chang.- Chapter 19. The Effect of a Nation-Specific Stressor on Wellbeing: Guanxi in Chinese Workplace. Qiao Hu, Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Toon W. Taris.- Chapter 20. Beneath the Surface: An Exploration of Isolation And Work Stress in Mining Work. Wes McTernan.- Part V. Conclusion.- Chapter 21. Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific: Where to Go? Akihito Shimazu, Jodi Oakman, Maureen F. Dollard, Rusli Bin Nordin.