Work Stress and Health in a Globalized Economy The Model of Effort-Reward Imbalance /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Siegrist, Johannes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Wahrendorf, Morten (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being,
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Medical research.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Industrial psychology.; Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology.; Health Psychology.; Health Economics.; Quality of Life Research.

This book provides a comprehensive, updated summary of research evidence on the effects of stressful working and employment conditions on workers’ health, as based on one of the worldwide leading theoretical models, effort-reward imbalance. It offers three innovative features that are appealing for...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface by Editors
• Part I: Effort-reward imbalance: Theory, measurement, and research perspectives
• Chapter 1: The theoretical model
• Chapter 2: Measuring effort-reward imbalance at work
• Chapter 3: A life course perspective
• Chapter 4: A social inequality and policy perspective
• Part II: Work stress and health: Reviewing the research evidence
• Chapter 5: Cardiovascular diseases
• Chapter 6: Affective disorders
• Chapter 7: Absenteeism and disability pensions
• Chapter 8: Pathways from work stress to reduced health: experimental and naturalistic studies
• Part III: The context of economic globalization
• Chapter 9: The case of Japan
• Chapter 10: The case of China
• Chapter 11: The case of Latin America
• Chapter 12: The case of Australia
• Part IV: Extensions beyond paid work
• Chapter 13: Failed social reciprocity in core areas of the life course
• Chapter 14: House and family work and health
• Part V: Interventions and policy implications
• Chapter 15: Improving interpersonal relations at work
• Chapter 16: Changing organizational structures and processes
• Chapter 17: Challenges of national and international policies
• List of Contributors
• Index.