The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Christensen, Marit (Editor), Saksvik, Per Øystein (Editor), Karanika-Murray, Maria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Personnel management.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Positive psychology.; Industrial and Organizational Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Human Resource Management.; Positive Psychology.; Health Psychology.

This book serves as an introduction to the Nordic approach to Occupational Health Psychology and illustrates how this perspective can be transferred to a global audience. It discusses a joining of attitudes from Positive Psychology accompanied by experiences drawn from the Nordic work/life context....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: What is positive Occupational Health Psychology?
• What is work in an Occupational Health Psychology perspective?
• What is health in an Occupational Health Psychology perspective?
• Explanatory models in Occupational Health Psychology
• The meaning of work
• From absenteeism to presenteeism
• Work engagement and job crafting
• Better work and more health – intervention research and reorganization – healthy change
• Healthy individuals in healthy organizations - Happy productive worker hypothesis.