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An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology

Maria Peeters - Jan de Jonge - Toon Taris

This is the first comprehensive overview of work psychology, with coverage of classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st-century worker.





ISBN : 9781119945536 / Wiley / 2013 / 1st / €39.95 / nu €19.95

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    This is the first comprehensive overview of work psychology, with coverage of classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st-century worker.

    • Examines the positive aspects of work–motivation, performance, creativity, and engagement—instead of focusing only on adverse effects
    • Edited by leaders in the field with chapters written by a global team of experts from the US, UK, Europe,  and Australia
    • Discusses topics such as safety at work, technology, working times, work-family interaction, working in teams , recovery, job demands and job resources, and sickness absence
    • Suitable for advanced courses focused on work psychology as a sub discipline of work and organizational psychology
    • Didactic features include questions for discussion, boxes with practical applications, further reading sections, and a glossary

    Table of Contents
    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
    Author Information :
    Maria 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 aging at work. She has published many book chapters as well as articles on these topics in today’s leading scientific journals. Jan de Jonge is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Vice-Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. 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 well over a hundred articles, books and chapters. Until recently, he served as the Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Toon Taris is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is currently Scientific Editor of Work & Stress and serves on the boards of several other international journals.  He has published hundreds of articles and chapters on topics such as occupational health, stress, engagement, workaholism, authenticity at work, as well as on longitudinal research methods and nonresponse, in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.