Work and Health: Curvilinearity Matters

Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global Perspectives on Research and Practice, Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 151-168

  Karanika Murray, Maria ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophe model of anxiety and performance; Gaps, tendency to look at linear effects in research and available theory; Influential social exchange theories and equity theory; Interest in work related health and well being rich area of enquiry; Optimal level of effects of work characteristics on individual's health and performance; Selye's general adaptation syndrome (GAS) stages, individual goes through in response to stimuli and alarm reaction; Supporting curvilinear relationships range of work characteristics and job satisfaction; Theoretical models in occupational health psychology curvilinear effects of work characteristics on health; Work and health curvilinearity matters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883435221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470661550.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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