Coping with work stress [[electronic resource] ] : a review and critique / / Philip J. Dewe, Michael P. O'Driscoll and Cary L. Cooper

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140897703321
• Autore: Dewe Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-88358-5; 9786612883583; 0-470-71171-X; 0-470-71170-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): O'DriscollMichael P; CooperCary L
• Disciplina: 158.7/2
• Soggetti: Job stress; Stress management; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Coping with Work Stress; Contents; 1: Work Stress and Coping: Setting the Scene; The Term 'Stress'; The Costs of Stress; Sickness Absence; Labour Turnover; Presenteeism; Work and Mental Health Generally; The Changing Work Context and Work Stressors; Work Stressors: Some Issues; Changing Work Stressors; 2: Coping: The Measurement Debate; A History and Some Definitional Issues Surrounding Coping; Defining Coping and Definitional Issues; The Measurement of Coping; Coping Checklists; Classifying Coping and Creating Scales; 3: New Directions for Coping Research; New Developments in Appraisal; The Influence of Positive PsychologyFrom Positive Psychology to Proactive Coping; Other Developments in Coping; Progress towards Understanding Coping Effectiveness; From Stress to Emotions to Positive Emotions and Coping; 4: Coping with Specific Work-Related Stressors; Types of Coping; Coping with Work Stressors; Coping Strategies Used by Specific Occupational Groups; Future Directions in Research on Coping with Specific Work Stressors; 5: Coping with Work-Life Conflict; Social Support; Personal Control; Personal Coping ; Strategies; Organizational Strategies to Ameliorate Work-Life Conflict; Conclusions6: Stress Management Interventions; Conceptual Framework for Stress Management Interventions; Evaluating Stress Management Interventions; Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Stress Management Interventions; Some Guidelines for Effective Interventions; Conclusions; 7: Coping with Work Stress: An Agenda for the Future; Continuing Debates: Emerging Context; Building a Future Research Agenda from the Themes of the Past; The Characteristics of Coping and Coping Types; Assessment of Coping Behaviours; Coping Styles versus Coping Strategies; The Role of Meaning in Coping Research; Coping EffectivenessPersonal Coping versus Organizational Stress Management Interventions; From Stress to Well-Being; Conclusions; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <i>Coping with Work Stress: A Review and Critique</i> highlights current research relating to the coping strategies of individuals and organizations, and provides best practice techniques for dealing with the growing epidemic of stress and lack of overall well-being at work. <ul> <li>Reviews and critiques the most current research focusing on workplace stress</li> <li>Provides 'best practice' techniques for dealing with stress at the workplace</li> <li>Extends beyond stress to cover broader issues of well-being at work</li> </ul>