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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778546403321

Titolo

Handbook of work stress [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Julian Barling, E. Kevin Kelloway, Michael R. Frone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005

ISBN

1-78268-867-6

1-4522-1485-9

1-4129-7599-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (710 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

BarlingJulian

KellowayE. Kevin

FroneMichael Robert

Disciplina

158.72

Soggetti

Job stress

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

Cover; Contents; PART I: Sources of Work Stress; 1 - Editors' Overview: Sources of Work Stress; 2 - Organizational Role Stress; 3 - Work Schedules; 4 - Organizational Justice; 5 - Poor Leadership; 6 - Work-Family Conflict; 7 - Harassment and Discrimination; 8 - Workplace Aggression; 9 - Physical Work Environment; 10 - Workplace Safety; 11 - Economic Stressors; 12 - Technology; 13 - Industrial Relations; 14 - Organizational Politics; 15 - Terrorism; PART II: Special Populations; 16 - Editors' Overview: Special Populations; 17 - Young Workers; 18 - Older Workers; 19 - Gender Issues

20 - International and Cross Cultural Issues21 - Part-Time and Contingent Employment; PART III: Consequences of Work Stress; 22 - Editors' Overview: Consequences of Work Stress; 23 - Work, Well-Being, and Mental Health; 24 - Organizational Consequences; PART IV: Interventions; 25 - Editors' Overview: Interventions; 26 - Individually Targeted Interventions; 27 - Organizational Stress Intervention; Name Index; About the Editors

Sommario/riassunto

Questions about the causes or sources of work stress have been the subject of considerable research, as well as public fascination, for several decades. This text focuses primarily on identifying the different



sources of work stress across different contexts and individuals.