An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology (eBook)

Maria C. W. Peeters is Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and a licensed occupational health psychologist. Her research interests include job stress, work motivation, job performance, work-home interaction and ageing at work. She has published many book chapters as well as articles on these topics in leading scientific journals. Jan de Jonge is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia. He is a licensed work and organizational psychologist as well as a licensed occupational health psychologist. His research interests include the optimization of performance at work and at sports, and he has published extensively with over 100 articles, books and chapters. Until recently, he served as the Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Toon W. Taris is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is currently Editor of Work & Stress and serves on the boards of several other international journals. He has published on topics such as occupational health, stress, engagement, workaholism and authenticity at work, as well as on longitudinal research methods and non-response.

About the Editors vii

About the Contributors viii

Part A Introduction 1

1 Introduction: People at Work 3

Maria C. W. Peeters, Toon W. Taris and Jan de Jonge

2 Research Methods in Work Psychology 31

E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla Day

Part B Theoretical Perspectives on Work 61

3 The Models that Made Job Design 63

Kevin Daniels, Pascale M. Le Blanc and Matthew Davis

4 Current Theoretical Perspectives in Work Psychology 89

Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian Dormann

Part C Demands 115

5 Quantitative Job Demands 117

Marc van Veldhoven

6 Qualitative Demands at Work 144

Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer and Sheena Johnson

Part D Context 169

7 Job Control and Social Aspects of Work 171

Norbert K. Semmer and Terry A. Beehr

8 Recovery from Demanding Work Hours 196

Sabine A. E. Geurts, Debby G. J. Beckers and Philip
Tucker

9 The Design and Use of Work Technologies 220

Patrick Waterson

Part E The Worker 241

10 Individual Characteristics and Work-related Outcomes
243

Beatrice van der Heijden, Karen van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou
and Annet H. de Lange

11 Work-Family Interaction 267

Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria C. W.
Peeters

Part F Outcomes 291

12 Burnout, Boredom and Engagement in the Workplace 293

Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova

13 Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Performance 321

Nathan A. Bowling

14 Safety at Work 342

Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris

15 Sickness Absence and Sickness Presence 367

Rita Claes

Part G Interventions 391

16 Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Prevention and
Intervention 393

Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen F. Dollard

17 Job Crafting 414

Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker

18 Teams at Work 434

Amanda L. Thayer, Ramón Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L.
Marlow

19 Positive Interventions: From Prevention to Amplification
458

Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale A. Sundermann

Index 481

"The book is targeted at students of work and organisational psychology but it could certainly be of interest for advanced study in related fields. For a book of this quality the paperback version represents excellent value for money and would be a useful introductory text to anyone studying the psychology of work." (Occupational Health At Work, 1 August 2014)