Search results for "Occupational health psychology"
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Occupational Safety and Health
2012
Abstract Occupational health and safety reflects the effect of the work environment on employees, groups and work units in organizations, and organizations as a whole. This chapter provides an overview of the research on workplace safety and specifically discusses safety training, regulatory focus, safety climate, leadership, and job design as they relate to safety. Additionally, the literature on occupational health, drawing heavily on the occupational stress literature, discusses the employee-employer relationship from a psychological contract perspective, including climate for sexual harassment, collective burnout and its contagion, recovery, and organizational wellness programs. Particu…
The development of a Spanish language version of the Worn Out scale of the General Well-Being Questionnaire (GWBQ).
2006
The paper describes the development of a short Spanish-language version of the General Well-Being Questionnaire (GWBQ; Cox & Gotts, 1987), based on the 12 items of its Worn Out scale. Research has shown the English-version Worn Out scale to be sensitive to aspects of the design and management of work. This study aimed to test its cross-cultural consistency in a Spanish-language workplace context. The data were collected from a sample of 229 workers in Valencia (Spain). Confirmatory Factor Analyses showed the factorial validity, reliability, and concurrent validity of the new Spanish version to be adequate. The sensitivity of the new measure to safety behavior and the reporting of accide…
Algunes aportacions de la psicologia social a la psicologia de la salut ocupacional
2010
L'objectiu d'aquest estudi és presentar una revisió sobre les característiques de la Psicologia de la salut ocupacional 'd'ara endavant, PSO' i algunes de les contribucions principals que la Psicologia social ha fet al seu desenvolupament, com a disciplina científica i cos de coneixements. L'estudi comença amb una presentació d'alguns dels canvis que han tingut lloc en les últimes dècades i que han afavorit l'aparició de la PSO. En el segon punt, s'hi aborda el concepte, els orígens i els objectius de la PSO. A continuació, s'hi revisen els mètodes d'investigació que han utilitzat els acadèmics i professionals de la PSO, i s'hi distingeix entre els mètodes d'investigació quantitatius i qual…
Psychosocial risks at work and occupational health
2012
Los cambios que han ocurrido en las últimas décadas sobre los procesos laborales y el diseño del trabajo son de carácter sociodemográfico, económico, político, y tecnológico. Estos cambios han originado nuevos riesgos psicosociales en el trabajo que afectan a la salud y la calidad de vida laboral, pues incrementan los niveles de estrés de los trabajadores. El objetivo del estudio es presentar este tipo de riesgos, sus consecuencias, y algunas recomendaciones para promover la salud en el trabajo como estrategia para mejorar la salud pública de la población. El estudio se estructura en cinco puntos en los que: (1) se presenta el concepto de factores y riesgos psicosociales en el trabajo, (2) …
Exploring the relationships between high involvement work system practices, work demands and emotional exhaustion: a multi-level study.
2016
This study explores the impact of enacted high involvement work systems (HIWS) practices on employee emotional exhaustion. This study hypothesized that work overload and job responsibility mediate the relationship between HIWS practices (ability, motivation, opportunity and work design HIWS practices) and employee emotional exhaustion. A total of 360 employees (nested within 49 work units) rated their feelings of work overload, job responsibility and emotional exhaustion. The line managers from these work units rated the enacted HIWS practices. Results indicate that ability- and motivation HIWS practices are positively related to work overload, and ability-, motivation- and work design HIWS…