A comprehensive work that brings together and explores state-of-the-art research on the link between stress and health outcomes. Offers the most authoritative resource available, discussing a range of stress theories as well as theories on preventative stress management and how to enhance well-being.

Table of Contents

• Notes on Contributors
• List of Tables
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• References
• Part One Theories
• 1 Bridging the Science–Policy and Policy–Implementation Gaps: A Crucial Challenge
• Famous Examples of Costly Gaps
• Obstacles
• What Was Known Regarding “Stress and Health” Half a Century Ago?
• Prevention
• Much Cry and Little Wool?
• European Union Initiatives
• The European Pact
• Norms for Optimal Living and Working Conditions
• Factors Affecting Health
• Foresight Projects in the United Kingdom
• Science and Government
• Bridging the Gap
• Time to Implement
• Can Work-Related Stress Be Prevented?
• Start Now
• References
• 2 The Effort–Reward Imbalance Model
• Introduction
• Theory
• Measurement
• Empirical Evidence
• Practical Implications
• Concluding Remarks
• References
• 3 Understanding Burnout: New Models
• Identifying the Burnout Phenomenon
• Conceptual Models
• Causes and Consequences of Burnout
• Conclusion
• References
• 4 Happiness and Mental Health: A Framework of Vitamins in the Environment and Mental Processes in the Person
• Conceptual Starting Points
• Components of Mental Health and Happiness
• Influences from the Environment
• Principal Sources within the Person
• Environmental and Personal Influences in Combination
• Overview and Future Directions
• References
• 5 Understanding the Connections between Positive Affect and Health
• Important Issues in the Study of Affect and Health
• Review of PA and Physical Health
• Possible Pathways
• Future Directions
• Conclusion
• References
• Part Two Impact of Stress on Health
• 6 Work, Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Globalization, the Changing Nature of Work, and Work Stressors
• Population Attributable Risk (PAR)
• Work Stress and the Prevention of CVD
• Conclusion
• References
• 7 Stress and Cancer
• Stress as a Risk Factor for Cancer
• Stress as a Prognostic Factor in Cancer
• Distress
• Coping with the Stress of Cancer
• References
• 8 Stress and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Introduction
• Pathology: Onset and Manifestations
• Etiology: Causal Factors
• Discussion
• References
• 9 The Double Burden of Work Stress and Depression: A Workplace Intervention
• Introduction
• Creating a New Intervention Model
• Research Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• References
• 10 Stress, Recovery, Sleep, and Burnout
• Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Burnout
• Consequences of Burnout
• Antecedents of Burnout
• Possible Moderators of the Stressor–Burnout Relationship
• Recovery from Work Stress
• Need for Recovery, Burnout and Health
• Sleep and Recovery
• Burnout and Impaired Sleep
• Bidirectional Association between Burnout and Insomnia
• Factors That Hinder or Facilitate Recovery Processes and Their Influence on Fatigue and Burnout
• Implications for Interventions and Strategies for Prevention
• Conclusions
• References
• 11 Stress and Eating Disturbed Behavior
• Introduction
• Definition and Assessment of “Eating Disturbance”
• Introduction to Stress and Eating Behavior
• Assessment of the Evidence of Stress and Eating Disturbed Behavior
• Summary and Conclusions
• References
• 12 Stress and Musculoskeletal Injury
• Introduction
• Specific Stressors Related to Musculoskeletal Injury
• Assessment of Stress in a Musculoskeletal Population
• Treatment
• Conclusions
• References
• 13 Managing the Impact of Advanced Complex Illness on Family Caregiver and Professional Caregiver Stress: A Role for Palliative Care
• Introduction
• Palliative Medicine at LVHN
• Team and Operations
• Clinical Cases
• Discussion
• References
• 14 Crossover of Burnout and Engagement from Managers to Followers: The Role of Social Support
• Stress, Burnout and Engagement in the Workplace
• The Role of Resources: Focusing on Social Support
• Social Support
• Social Support: The Buffering Hypothesis
• Spillover and Crossover
• The Crossover Model
• The Spillover–Crossover Model
• Crossover of Resources
• Leaders, Followers, and Social Support
• Leadership Styles and Employee Well-Being
• The Impact of Managers' Work–family Interface on Their Employees
• Summary
• References
• 15 Stress and Addiction
• Introduction and Background
• Mechanisms underlying the Stress–Addiction Relationship
• Types of Stressors and Their Relationship with Addiction
• Treatment and Prevention Implications
• Future Research Directions
• Conclusions
• References
• Part Three Personality, Demographics, and Stress
• 16 Locus of Control
• Locus of Control
• Job Stressor–Strain Relationships
• Moderating Role of Locus of Control on the Job Stressor–Health/Illness Relationship
• Conclusion and Future Directions
• References
• 17 The Type A Behavior Pattern
• The Role of Stress in the Understanding of the TABP and CHD
• Assessment of the TABP: Measures and Their Relative Usefulness
• Historical Research on the TABP and CHD
• Research on the TABP in the Twenty-First Century
• Conclusions
• References
• 18 Emotional Intelligence, Health, and Stress
• What Is Emotional Intelligence?
• Does Emotional Intelligence Correlate with Health Outcomes?
• Why Should Emotional Intelligence Predict Health?
• Conclusions: Is Emotional Intelligence Useful to Health Psychology Practitioners?
• References
• 19 Gender, Workplace Stress, and Coping
• Introduction
• Women's Workplace Stressors
• Demand Appraisal and Coping
• Organizational Prevention
• Summary
• References
• 20 Socioeconomic Inequities in Health: The Power of Social Relationships
• Introduction
• Conceptual Framework
• SES and Social Relationships
• SES, Social Relationships, and Health
• Case example: Supervisor Support among Low-Wage Immigrant Workers
• Future Directions
• References
• Part Four Coping with Stress
• 21 Lazarus and Folkman's Psychological Stress and Coping Theory
• Introduction
• Key Concepts of the Transactional Theory
• Coping Effectiveness
• Folkman's Revised Transactional Theory
• Future Directions
• Conclusion
• References
• 22 Coping with Interpersonal Mistreatment: Not a Case of “Either Or,” but Rather “It Depends”
• Macrostructure: Affective Events Theory
• Microstructure: The Transactional Theory of Psychological Stress
• Precipitators of Mistreatment
• Primary and Secondary Appraisal
• Boundary Conditions
• Implications
• References
• 23 Creating Well-Being among Older People: An Eastern Perspective
• Conceptualizing Well-Being in Older Age: Positive Aging Revisited
• Creating Well-Being: Leisure Participation as a Means to Positive Aging
• Conclusion
• References
• 24 Optimism, Coping, and Well-Being
• Background
• Optimism and Subjective Well-Being
• Optimism and Coping
• Health Promoting and Damaging Behaviors
• Optimism and Physical Health
• Optimism and Resources
• Does Optimism Have a Downside?
• Concluding Comment
• References
• 25 Seligman's Positive Psychology: Past, Present and Future Connections with Organizational Research
• The Three Pillars of Positive Psychology
• The Basis for a Positive Psychology in Organizational Research
• Positive Psychology Meets Positive Organizational Research: Pillar I
• “Broaden-and-Build” Meets “The Happy-Productive Worker Thesis”
• Positive Psychology Meets Positive Organizational Research: Pillar II
• Positive Psychology Meets Positive Organizational Research: Pillar III
• Concluding Thoughts
• References
• 26 Demand, Resources, and Their Relationship with Coping: Developments, Issues, and Future Directions
• Introduction
• Work Stress Theories
• Lazarus and the Transactional Theory of Stress
• Conservation of Resources Theory
• Job Demands, Control (and Support) Model
• Coping through Enacting Control and Support
• Coping and the Learning Hypothesis
• Job Demands–Resources Model
• Demands–Resources Appraisal and Coping
• Demands–Resources and Future Directions
• Conclusions
• References
• 27 Conservation of Resources Theory: Resource Caravans and Passageways in Health Contexts
• Resources
• Resource Caravans
• COR Theory Principles and Corollaries
• Research Findings on COR Theory and Health
• Implications
• Conclusions
• References
• Part Five Enhancing Individual Well-Being
• 28 Enhancing Mental Well-Being
• Sleep
• Diet
• Water
• Exercise
• Feedback Loops
• Mindfulness
• Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Mental Well-Being
• Forgiveness
• Gratitude
• Nature
• The Future of Mental Well-Being
• References
• 29 Cancer Survivorship, Cancer-Related PTSD, and Positive Change A Narrative Overview
• Introduction
• Cancer, Cancer-Related PTSD, Post Traumatic Growth and Positive Change
• Cancer and Cancer-related PTSD
• Cancer-Related PTSD and Positive Change: The Silver Lining?
• Significance of Positive Change
• Psychological Interventions: Cognitive Behavioral Change
• Psychophysiological Mechanisms
• Conclusion
• References
• 30 Sleep, Work, and Well-Being
• Introduction
• Work Affecting Sleep
• Sleep Affecting Work
• Practical Implications
• Conclusion
• References
• 31 Sleep, Cognitive and Mood Symptoms in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Examining the Role of the Gut–Brain Axis
• Brain–Gut Axis
• Stress and the HPA Axis
• Sleep Symptoms
• Neurocognitive Functioning
• Depression
• Treatment
• Conclusions
• References
• 32 Funny or Funnier? A Review of the Benefits (and Detriments) of Humor in the Workplace
• Defining Humor
• Benefits of Humor in the Workplace: Individual Level
• Benefits of Humor in the Workplace: Group Level
• The Dark Side of Humor
• Future Directions
• Conclusion
• References
• 33 Building Positive Psychological Resources The Effects of Mindfulness, Work Breaks, and Positive Reflection
• Mindfulness
• Work Breaks
• Reflecting on Positive Events
• Conclusion
• References
• Part Six Enhancing Organizational and Community Well-Being
• 34 Well-Being in Neighborhoods Current Research and Future Practice
• Introduction
• Defining Terms
• The Framework for Categorizing Relationships between Neighborhood Characteristics and Well-Being
• Current Research
• Future Interventions for the Near and Long Term, because Infrastructure Needs Long-Term Planning
• Approaches to Thinking about the Future: Foresight
• References
• 35 Creating Workplace Well-Being Time for Practical Wisdom
• Key Issues
• The Evidence
• How to Create Well-being at Work: An Integration
• Next Steps for Practitioners, Researchers, and Worksite Leaders
• References
• 36 Well-Being and Aesthetics A Social Perspective on the Aged Body in Modern Dance
• Background
• The Dance Project
• Discussion
• References
• 37 Social Class, Health, Stress, and Heart Disease Applying a Prevention Model
• Introduction
• Social Class
• Stress: Causes, Process, and Consequences
• Preventive Stress ManagementTM: A Prevention Model
• From a Prevention Model to an Intervention Plan
• Conclusion
• References