Stress and quality of working life : current perspectives in occupational health / edited by Anna Maria Rossi, Pamela L. Perrewé, and Steven L. Sauter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Stress Management Association. Conference (2005 : Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), author.

Contributor:

Rossi, Ana Maria, editor.

Perrewé, Pamela L., editor.

Sauter, Steven L., 1946- editor.

Standardized Title:

Stress e qualidade de vida no trabalho. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job stress--Congresses.

Job stress.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Greenwich, Conn. : Information Age Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the eighth edition of the Stress and Quality of Working Life book series. The Brazilian section of the International Stress Management Association (ISMA-BR), a not-for-profit organization that studies stress and ways to prevent it, together with two renowned American researchers, has organized the eighth volume of the series Stress and Quality of Working Life: Coping at Work and at Home. The new volume offers some of the latest theories and methods on how to cope with stress and quality of working life issues based on the experience and knowledge of recognized international experts in this field. This book is meant to be a tool to provide information and suggest ways to deal with pressures and demands from the workplace.The contemporary workplace includes a combination of traditional workplace environments, work-from-home arrangements, and hybrid models with some combination of working from a traditional environment and at home. Our authorship team comprises international experts from many disciplines so we can provide insights into contemporary stress and quality of working life issues, as well as how to cope with them at work and at home.

Contents:

The changing nature of work: the new psychological contract and associated stressors / Cary L. Cooper

Occupational stressors and gender differences / Ana Maria Rossi

Type a coronary prone behavior, job stress and heart disease / Paul J. Rosch

Understanding job burnout / Christina Maslach

Stress and the work-family interface / Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben and Kelly L. Zellars

Negative and positive crossover in the family and among team members / Mina Wesstman

Consequences of depressed mood at work: the importance of supportive superiors / Jason Stoner and Pamela L. Perrewé

Stress and employee effectiveness / Steve M. Jex, Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Gabriel De La Rosa, and Alison Broadfoot

Eustress and hope at work: accentuating the positive / Debra L. Nelson and Bret L. Simmons

Healthy leaders, healthy organizations: primary prevention and the positive effects of emotional competence / James Campbell Quick, et al.

The consequences of organizational politics perceptions as a workplace stressor / Gerald R. Ferris, et al.

The European Commission's guidance on work-related stress and related initiatives: from words to action / Lennart Levi

Approaches to prevention of job stress in the United States / Steven L. Sauter and Lawrence R. Murphy.

Notes:

"This book was developed for the 2005 International Stress Management Association Conference in Brazil"--page vii.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786611384173

9781281384171

1281384178

9781607527251

1607527251

OCLC:

666925153