Positive Psychology at Work in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Nakata A ; Otsuka Y
• Description:
  This article introduces research activity on positive psychology at work in the United States. First, we briefly introduced the history of positive psychology, Second, we focused on the effects of positive affectivity and happiness on work-related outcomes such as performance, productivity, and income. We also described positive organizational scholarship/behavior movement. Finally, immunological effects of positive affectivity were discussed from the perspective of psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology. We conclude that the knowledge of positive psychology could be useful in maintaining and promoting the health and work life of workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Behavior-patterns Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychological-responses Work-environment Work-performance Workplace-studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  159-166
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035960
• Citation:
  Jpn J Job Stress Res 2009 Jul; 16(3):159-166
• Contact Point Address:
  4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-C24 , NIOSH Taft Labs, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Email:
  cji5@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Japanese Journal of Job Stress Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1e7a80d585fa1bd53b3770f5c7c3dd8a74f1d8da194e96e5f870be0109591c936c0434e0bb95cdede3b4506f7014221a83db60266aafc5430f3526a897347426
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187604/cdc_187604_DS1.pdf
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