{"product_id":"stress-and-quality-of-working-life-conceptualizing-and-assessing-stress-9781681239231","title":"Stress and Quality of Working Life:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWork-related stress is costly not only to employees, but also to organizations and society. For example, it is estimated that work-related stress, depression, and anxiety costs British employers £1,035 per employee and that workplace stress costs the US economy up to $300 billion annually. However, elevated levels of stress often cannot be changed, and, if demands were not placed on employees, employee learning, organizational innovation, and societal economic growth would be hindered. Consequently, it is vital that occupational health practitioners, employees, employers and researchers strive to better understand and manage workplace stress, such that employee health and well-being can be improved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book can assist organizations and individuals as they encounter workplace stress. This edition highlights research done by 25 authors across 12 chapters that challenges how work stress is viewed and assessed. Additionally, a number of social and psychological influences on the stress experience are examined. Our beliefs and expectations of stress and its results, whether helpful or hurtful, can have a profound influence on our stress experiences. Also, the way that we approach our work (e.g., job crafting) or the treatment we receive from others (e.g., with dignity) can either mitigate or exacerbate any harmful or beneficial effects of stress. Moreover, how we assess the psychological (e.g., burnout and well-being) or physiological (e.g., cortisol) outcomes of stress are meaningful, and the proper diagnosis of stress (e.g., stress surveys) underlies our understanding. We hope that the findings reported in these chapters and the insights of these scholars will provide ways for you and\/or your organization to improve the health and well-being of employees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection I: Conceptualizations Of Stress And Wellbeing. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Light Casts a Shadow: Toward a Balanced Perspective on Positive Psychology at Work, Arla Day, E. Kevin Kelloway, and Stephanie Gilbert. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing Stressed About Stress: Do People’s Beliefs About Stress Matter? Nili Ben-Avi and Sharon Toker. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS) in Occupational Health, Hege R. Eriksen. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological Well-Being at Work: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here? Véronique Dagenais-Desmarais, Helenides Mendonça, Maria Cristina Ferreira, and André Savoie. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection II: Social And Psychological Workplace Factors In Stress And Health. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJob Crafting: A New Job Redesign Approach, Evangelia Demerouti. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dignity of Labor: Dignity as a Core Resource, E. Kevin Kelloway. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresenteeism: Social Impact on Workers’ Health, Beatriz Machado de Campos Corrêa Silva, Sérgio Roberto de Lucca, and Aline Bedin Zanatta. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImpact of Information and Communication Technologies on Interpersonal Relationships, Carolina Saraiva de Macedo Lisboa, André Verzoni, and Daniel Capelli Fulginiti. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Section III: Stress Assessment. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurnout and Its Impact on Mental Health, Roberta Rossi Grudtner. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStress and Sleep Disorders in Medical Practitioners, Elisabeth Araujo and Mônica Aidar Menon Miyake. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCortisol Rhythmicity and Levels in Brazilians Under Different Stressful Conditions, Dora Maria Grassi Kassisse. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessing Workplace Stress: Diagnosing the Problem, Dorothy A. Simpson, Kimberly E. O’Brien, and Terry A. Beehr. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Information Age Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51535402959191,"sku":"9781681239231","price":44.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781681239231.jpg?v=1755861259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stress-and-quality-of-working-life-conceptualizing-and-assessing-stress-9781681239231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}