International Handbook of Work and Health Psychology - 9781119057000

The immense legal, financial and efficiency implications of workplace health have put it at the very top of the corporate agenda. Exploring the interface between organizational and health psychology, the International Handbook of Work and Health Psychology is the definitive reference to this rapidly growing field. With expert international contributors and chapters in areas such as positive psychology, well-being, gender differences and older workers, the Third Edition presents the key research behind our understanding of what influences health and well-being at work, and links it with current practice.

Sir Cary L. Cooper CBE FAcSS is Pro Vice Chancellor for External Relations and Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, UK. He is Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, President of RELATE, President of Institute of Welfare and was lead scientist on the UK government's Foresight project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing.

James Campbell Quick is John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Lancaster University Management School, UK. He is Editor-in-Chief of Foundations and Trends in Organizational Behavior, now publications. Jim has over 130 publications available in 10 languages. Jim is married to the former Sheri Grimes Schember

Marc J. Schabracq teaches courses on work and health psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is an independent organizational consultant in human aspects of production and change in both profit and non-profit organizations. He has produced more than 20 scholarly and professional books on psychology, as well as more than 100 articles and book chapters.