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Occupational health psychology (OHP) is an interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers. OHP addresses a number of major topic areas including the impact of occupational stressors on physical and mental health, the impact of involuntary unemployment on physical and mental health, work-family balance, workplace violence and other forms of ...
What is an EAP counseling program? An EAP counseling program is a confidential employer-employee program that provides aid and support to individuals facing personal or work-related problems. Many ...
Perceived organizational support. Perceived organizational support ( POS) is the degree to which employees believe that their organization values their contributions and cares about their well-being and fulfills socioemotional needs. [1] [2] POS is generally thought to be the organization's contribution to a positive reciprocity dynamic with ...
Occupational stress is a concern for both employees and employers because stressful job conditions are related to employees' emotional well-being, physical health, and job performance. [3] The World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization conducted a study. The results showed that exposure to long working hours, operates ...
Stress. A 2019 study revealed that the glass ceiling has a direct impact on the stress levels of female employees. Chronic stress is known to affect the immune, digestive, and cardiovascular ...
40% of workers found their job to be “very or extremely stressful”. 25% of workers experienced frequent burnout our stress from their jobs. 25% of employees report that their job is their ...
Health psychology is the practice of helping motivate people to make health-conscious decisions like not smoking, eating the right foods, and exercising more to prevent illness. Health psychology ...
In the early days of industrial and organizational psychology, the field focused on two separate aspects of the workplace. Industrial psychologists spent their time on practical matters that they ...