Jonathan Houdmont & Stavroula Leka 
Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology, Volume 2 [PDF ebook] 
Global Perspectives on Research and Practice

About the Editors vii
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
1 Organizational Politics and Occupational Health Psychology: A Demands-Resources Perspective 1 Simon L. Albrecht and Erin M. Landells
2 Employee Commitment and Well-being 19
John P. Meyer, Elyse R. Maltin, and Sabrina P. C. Thai
3 Developing Evidence-Based Occupational Health Psychology 36
Rob B. Briner
4 Understanding Mental Health Treatment-Seeking in High Stress Occupations 57
Thomas W. Britt and Anna C. Mc Fadden
5 Humor as a Human Resource Tool in Organizations 74
Josje Dikkers, Sibe Doosje, and Annet de Lange
6 Predicting Abusive Supervision 92
M. Sandy Hershcovis and Alannah E. Rafferty
7 Designing Jobs for an Aging Workforce: An Opportunity for Occupational Health 109
Donald M. Truxillo, David M. Cadiz, and Jennifer R. Rineer
8 Moving Towards Positive Organizational Health: Challenges and a Proposal for a Research Model of Organizational Health Development 126
Georg F. Bauer and Gregor J. Jenny
9 New Directions in Positive Psychology: Implications for a Healthy Workplace 146
Clive Fullagar and E. Kevin Kelloway
10 The Management of Psychosocial Risks Across the European Union: Findings from ESENER 162
William Cockburn, Malgorzata Milczarek, Xabier Irastorza, and Eusebio Rial González
11 The Public Health Perspective: Useful for Occupational Health Psychologists and Health and Safety Professionals? 184
Birgit A. Greiner
12 Presenteeism: A Short History and a Cautionary Tale 204
Gary Johns
13 Workload: A Review of Causes, Consequences, and Potential Interventions 221
Nathan A. Bowling and Cristina Kirkendall
14 Work, Stress and Health Behaviors 239
Nicola Paynev, Gail Kinman, and Fiona Jones
Index 257
Contents of Previous Volume 269

Dr. Jonathan Houdmont is a Lecturer in Occupational Health
Psychology and Director of the Workplace Health & Wellbeing
postgraduate studies program in the Institute of Work, Health and
Organisations (IWHO) at the University of Nottingham, UK. His
research interests focus on measurement and intervention issues in
relation to work-related stress and psychosocial risk.
Dr. Stavroula Leka is an Associate Professor in
Occupational Health Psychology at IWHO and Director of its program
of work for the World Health Organization. Her primary research
interests are the translation of occupational health and safety
knowledge and policy into practice, and psychosocial risk
management. She has been awarded an early career achievement award
in occupational health psychology by the American Psychological
Association, US NIOSH and the Society of Occupational Health
Psychology. She is Chair of the Education Forum of the European
Academy of Occupational Health Psychology.
Dr. Robert R. Sinclair is an Associate Professor of
Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Clemson University. He is a
founding member and Past-President of the Society for Occupational
Health Psychology. His research appears in leading journals such as
the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of
Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Occupational Health
Psychology.