Moving beyond the terrain of introductory industrial-organizational psychology textbooks, this book examines the classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21 st -century worker.   It discusses errors at work, working times, human factors, job demands and resources, and sickness absence and return to work. Moving beyond the terrain of introductory industrial-organizational psychology textbooks, this book examines the classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st-century worker. It discusses errors at work, working times, human factors, job demands and resources, and sickness absence and return to work. About the Editors vii About the Contributors viii Part A Introduction 1 1 Introduction: People at Work 3 Maria C. W. Peeters, Toon W. Taris and Jan de Jonge 2 Research Methods in Work Psychology 31 E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla Day Part B Theoretical Perspectives on Work 61 3 The Models that Made Job Design 63 Kevin Daniels, Pascale M. Le Blanc and Matthew Davis 4 Current Theoretical Perspectives in Work Psychology 89 Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian Dormann Part C Demands 115 5 Quantitative Job Demands 117 Marc van Veldhoven 6 Qualitative Demands at Work 144 Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer and Sheena Johnson Part D Context 169 7 Job Control and Social Aspects of Work 171 Norbert K. Semmer and Terry A. Beehr 8 Recovery from Demanding Work Hours 196 Sabine A. E. Geurts, Debby G. J. Beckers and Philip Tucker 9 The Design and Use of Work Technologies 220 Patrick Waterson Part E The Worker 241 10 Individual Characteristics and Work-related Outcomes 243 Beatrice van der Heijden, Karen van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet H. de Lange 11 Work–Family Interaction 267 Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria C. W. Peeters Part F Outcomes 291 12 Burnout, Boredom and Engagement in the Workplace 293 Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova 13 Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Performance 321 Nathan A. Bowling 14 Safety at Work 342 Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris 15 Sickness Absence and Sickness Presence 367 Rita Claes Part G Interventions 391 16 Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Prevention and Intervention 393 Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen F. Dollard 17 Job Crafting 414 Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker 18 Teams at Work 434 Amanda L. Thayer, Ramón Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow 19 Positive Interventions: From Prevention to Amplification 458 Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale A. Sundermann Index 481