Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology

The inaugural volume of Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology lives up to its name and goals. The editors should be commended for assembling a collection of chapters that are truly global in scope and address a wide variety of timely issues in the field. As well as academic scholars and graduate students, this new series will interest practitioners who want to keep abreast of advances in OHP that can inform science-based practice. The Society for Occupational Health Psychology is proud to be associated with it, and we look forward to future volumes.-Janet Barnes-Farrell, President , Society for Occupational Health Psychology This first volume on Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology presents a comprehensive coverage of topics which are highly salient to psycho-social health and well-being, along with critical reviews and discussion of the research in this field. Chapters have been written by various scholars, many of whom have widespread international recognition. The book will be a valuable reference source for researchers, practitioners and students of occupational health psychology.-Michael P. O'Driscoll, University of Waikato With this volume, Houdmont and Leka have made an impressive start to what is likely to be a highly influential research series in the field of occupational health psychology. Both established and emerging topics are covered in a volume that will be of considerable interest to both researchers and practitioners.-E. Kevin Kelloway, Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology Published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), Contemporary Issues in Occupational Health Psychology is a definitive new reference series presenting state-of-the-art research from leading academics and practitioners in the field. Volumes will be published every two years. Topics of contemporary relevance to occupational health psychology researchers, practitioners, educators, and students are presented with an emphasis on linking theory with practice. The first volume includes contributions on the process of evaluating workplace health interventions, economic stress and employee well-being, work-family positive spillover, and psychological flexibility. Contributors to Volume 1 (2010-2011) include Arnold Bakker (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Frank Bond (Goldsmiths, University of London), Maureen Dollard (University of South Australia), Leslie Hammer (Portland State University), Robert Karasek (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Michiel A.J. Kompier (Radboud University Nijmegen), Tahira Probst (Washington State University Vancouver), Wilmar B. Schaufeli (Utrecht University), Arie Shirom (Tel-Aviv University), Robert R. Sinclair (Clemson University) Toon Taris (Radboud University Nijmegen), Noreen Tehrani (Child Exploitation adn Online Protection Centre, U.K.), and Töres Theorell (Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet).