New Directions in Positive Psychology: Implications for a Healthy Workplace

Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global Perspectives on Research and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 143-161

  Fullagar, Clive ^a   Kelloway, E Kevin ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Individual well being in workplace; New directions in positive psychology, and healthy workplace; Occupational health psychology; Positive occupational health psychology; Positive organizational scholarship; Positive psychology movement; Three constructs, with positive scholarship movement; Value of employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886217480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119942849.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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