Maria Peeters is Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and a licensed occupational health psychologist. Her research interests include job stress, work motivation, job performance, work-home interaction, and aging at work. She has published many book chapters as well as articles on these topics in today’s leading scientific journals.Jan de Jonge is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Vice-Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. He is a licensed work and organizational psychologist as well as a licensed occupational health psychologist. His research interests include the optimization of performance at work and at sports, and he has published well over a hundred articles, books and chapters. Until recently, he served as the Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.Toon Taris is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is currently Scientific Editor of Work & Stress and serves on the boards of several other international journals.  He has published hundreds of articles and chapters on topics such as occupational health, stress, engagement, workaholism, authenticity at work, as well as on longitudinal research methods and nonresponse, in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

"The book is targeted at students of work and organisational psychology but it could certainly be of interest for advanced study in related fields. For a book of this quality the paperback version represents excellent value for money and would be a useful introductory text to anyone studying the psychology of work." (Occupational Health At Work, 1 August 2014)

• About the Editors viiAbout the Contributors viiiPart A Introduction 11 Introduction: People at Work 3Maria C. W. Peeters, Toon W. Taris and Jan de Jonge2 Research Methods in Work Psychology 31E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla DayPart B Theoretical Perspectives on Work 613 The Models that Made Job Design 63Kevin Daniels, Pascale M. Le Blanc and Matthew Davis4 Current Theoretical Perspectives in Work Psychology 89Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian DormannPart C Demands 1155 Quantitative Job Demands 117Marc van Veldhoven6 Qualitative Demands at Work 144Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer and Sheena JohnsonPart D Context 1697 Job Control and Social Aspects of Work 171Norbert K. Semmer and Terry A. Beehr8 Recovery from Demanding Work Hours 196Sabine A. E. Geurts, Debby G. J. Beckers and Philip Tucker9 The Design and Use of Work Technologies 220Patrick WatersonPart E The Worker 24110 Individual Characteristics and Work-related Outcomes 243Beatrice van der Heijden, Karen van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet H. de Lange11 Work–Family Interaction 267Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria C. W. PeetersPart F Outcomes 29112 Burnout, Boredom and Engagement in the Workplace 293Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova13 Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Performance 321Nathan A. Bowling14 Safety at Work 342Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris15 Sickness Absence and Sickness Presence 367Rita ClaesPart G Interventions 39116 Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Prevention and Intervention 393Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen F. Dollard17 Job Crafting 414Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker18 Teams at Work 434Amanda L. Thayer, Ramón Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow19 Positive Interventions: From Prevention to Amplification 458Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale A. SundermannIndex 481

Maria Peeters is Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and a licensed occupational health psychologist. Her research interests include job stress, work motivation, job performance, work-home interaction, and aging at work. She has published many book chapters as well as articles on these topics in today’s leading scientific journals.Jan de Jonge is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Vice-Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. He is a licensed work and organizational psychologist as well as a licensed occupational health psychologist. His research interests include the optimization of performance at work and at sports, and he has published well over a hundred articles, books and chapters. Until recently, he served as the Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.Toon Taris is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is currently Scientific Editor of Work & Stress and serves on the boards of several other international journals.  He has published hundreds of articles and chapters on topics such as occupational health, stress, engagement, workaholism, authenticity at work, as well as on longitudinal research methods and nonresponse, in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

"The book is targeted at students of work and organisational psychology but it could certainly be of interest for advanced study in related fields. For a book of this quality the paperback version represents excellent value for money and would be a useful introductory text to anyone studying the psychology of work." (Occupational Health At Work, 1 August 2014)

• About the Editors viiAbout the Contributors viiiPart A Introduction 11 Introduction: People at Work 3Maria C. W. Peeters, Toon W. Taris and Jan de Jonge2 Research Methods in Work Psychology 31E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla DayPart B Theoretical Perspectives on Work 613 The Models that Made Job Design 63Kevin Daniels, Pascale M. Le Blanc and Matthew Davis4 Current Theoretical Perspectives in Work Psychology 89Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian DormannPart C Demands 1155 Quantitative Job Demands 117Marc van Veldhoven6 Qualitative Demands at Work 144Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer and Sheena JohnsonPart D Context 1697 Job Control and Social Aspects of Work 171Norbert K. Semmer and Terry A. Beehr8 Recovery from Demanding Work Hours 196Sabine A. E. Geurts, Debby G. J. Beckers and Philip Tucker9 The Design and Use of Work Technologies 220Patrick WatersonPart E The Worker 24110 Individual Characteristics and Work-related Outcomes 243Beatrice van der Heijden, Karen van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet H. de Lange11 Work–Family Interaction 267Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria C. W. PeetersPart F Outcomes 29112 Burnout, Boredom and Engagement in the Workplace 293Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova13 Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Performance 321Nathan A. Bowling14 Safety at Work 342Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris15 Sickness Absence and Sickness Presence 367Rita ClaesPart G Interventions 39116 Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Prevention and Intervention 393Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen F. Dollard17 Job Crafting 414Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker18 Teams at Work 434Amanda L. Thayer, Ramón Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow19 Positive Interventions: From Prevention to Amplification 458Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale A. SundermannIndex 481