Occupational Health Psychology: An Emerging Discipline

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• Personal Author:
  Barling J ; Fox HR ; Hurrell, Joseph J. Jr. ; Sauter, Steven L. ; Tetrick LE
• Description:
  There is growing concern that rapidly changing patterns of work organization and employment pose risk for occupational illness and injury. In the present article, we assert that these changes create new needs and opportunities for research and practice by psychologists in the area of work organization and health. We begin with an historical overview of the contribution of psychologists to the occupational safety and health field, and to the study of work organization and health. We then describe new initiatives by the American Psychological Association and national health organizations in the United States and Europe to frame a new field of study?called "occupational health psychology"?that focuses on the topic of work organization and health. We conclude with a discussion of emerging research needs and trends within this field. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Job-stress Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Psychological-factors Psychological-responses Psychological-stress Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0019-8366
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  199-211
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027700
• Citation:
  Ind Health 1999 Apr; 37(2):199-211
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Industrial Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bd543a3cf48263de206fa44648499fe51a9c1349c5b21cb9597149621ba20124d105a7b9e5cbacde06399214ca415edc69066a35ccc13667cbd5c491988cc4ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197633/cdc_197633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.24 MB ]