The Individual in the Changing Working Life

Working life has been the subject of great change in recent years with contemporary conditions generally providing increased opportunities and autonomy for individuals. But these benefits can coincide with greater demands and responsibilities, increasing the pressure to work outside of traditional working hours and so creating conflict between work and family life. This book contributes towards our understanding of contemporary working life, considering how recent changes have affected the work climates, attitudes and well-being of individuals. Combining traditional theoretical frameworks with innovative new research, it discusses both the positive and negative effects contemporary working life has on organizations and employees. International experts in the fields of work and organizational psychology present strategies to prevent negative working conditions and help individuals achieve a healthy work-life balance.

The individual in the changing working life: introduction
Threats and Challenges:
New rules of work: exploring the boundaryless job
Changing work roles: new demands and challenges
The demand-induced strain compensation model: renewed theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
Job insecurity and employability among temporary workers: a theoretical approach based on the psychological contract
Independent contracting: finding a balance between flexibility and individual well-being
Work-family conflict in individuals' lives: prevalence, antecedents and outcomes
My love, my life, my everything: work-home interaction among self-employed
Modern work and safety
Romantic relationships at work: old issues, new challenges
Ethnic diversity at work: an overview of theories and research
Individual Attempts at Restoring the Balance:
Skeleton key or siren song: is coping the answer to balancing work and well-being?
The dynamic influence of individual characteristics on employee well-being: a review of the theory, research and future directions
Stress and coping at work: new research trends and their implications for practice
Work stress, coping and gender: implications for health and well-being
The role of protean career attitude during unemployment and re-employment: a literature review and conceptual model
Intervention and Promotion on the Organizational Level:
Participatory action research as work stress intervention
Enhancing work engagement through the management of human resources
Prevention: integrating health protection and health promotion perspectives
Workplace interventions for occupational stress
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