Bücher der Reihe Stress and Quality of Working Life

Addresses occupational stress and quality of working life. This book addresses the organizational and individual costs of occupational stress. It also focuses on ways to mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress.

Addresses occupational stress and quality of working life. This book addresses the organizational and individual costs of occupational stress. It also focuses on ways to mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress.

Designed as a tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on the rise. The book presents the experience and opinions of recognised professionals in the area, so that workers will be able to live better and more balanced lives.

Designed as a tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on the rise. The book presents the experience and opinions of recognised professionals in the area, so that workers will be able to live better and more balanced lives.

Offers twelve chapters organised into three major sections that address occupational stress and quality of working life. Section 1 addresses the organisational and individual costs of occupational stress. Section 2 focuses on ways to mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress. Section 3 examines and expands our understanding of work life quality.

Offers twelve chapters organised into three major sections that address occupational stress and quality of working life. Section 1 addresses the organisational and individual costs of occupational stress. Section 2 focuses on ways to mitigate the negative effects of occupational stress. Section 3 examines and expands our understanding of work life quality.

Highlights research of twenty-five authors that challenges how work stress is viewed and assessed. Additionally, a number of social and psychological influences on the stress experience are examined. The insights of these scholars will help organisations to improve the health and well-being of employees.

This is the eighth edition of the Stress and Quality of Working Life book series. The Brazilian section of the International Stress Management Association (ISMA-BR), a not-for-profit organization that studies stress and ways to prevent it, together with two renowned American researchers, has organized the eighth volume of the series Stress and Quality of Working Life: Coping at Work and at Home. The new volume offers some of the latest theories and methods on how to cope with stress and quality of working life issues based on the experience and knowledge of recognized international experts in this field. This book is meant to be a tool to provide information and suggest ways to deal with pressures and demands from the workplace. The contemporary workplace includes a combination of traditional workplace environments, work-from-home arrangements, and hybrid models with some combination of working from a traditional environment and at home. Our authorship team comprises international experts from many disciplines so we can provide insights into contemporary stress and quality of working life issues, as well as how to cope with them at work and at home.