Books /Critical Issues in Occupational Health Psychology

9781639871360

English

(2022)

$ 136.95

An interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers is referred to as occupational health psychology. It deals with the impacts of psychosocial workplace factors on the development, maintenance and promotion of workers' health. Occupational health psychology addresses the issues such as the impact of occupational stressors on physical and mental health, work-family balance, workplace violence and other forms of mistreatment, accidents and safety, and interventions designed to improve worker health. Occupational health psychology makes use of concepts from various disciplines such as health psychology and industrial and organizational psychology, occupational medicine, industrial sociology, economics, industrial engineering, preventive medicine, and public health. This book unravels the recent studies in the field of occupational health psychology. It elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to occupational health psychology. This book will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.