Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector

Front Matter
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PART I INTRODUCTION
1. Introducing the collection
2. Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector: research and practice
3. Trade unions and stress at work: the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom
4. Psychosocial factors and worker health: comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia
PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS
5. Stress and well-being of first responders
6. Managing boredom and motivation: the unusual case of stress in firefighting
7. Nurses’ experiences of workplace mistreatment
8. Emotions in nursing
9. The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life
10. Stress and well-being in prison officers
11. Well-being in academic employees – a benchmarking approach
12. Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector: evidence and future perspectives
PART III CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
13. Applications of psychological capital in the public sector
14. The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance: an organizational learning perspective
15. Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions
16. An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector: a focus on leadership, systems, and culture
PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS
17. Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance
18. Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom
19. Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge?
20. Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being
Index