Psychosocial Work Environment

Abstract

Over the past decade the study of positive states has gained increasing salience within the field of work environment from a psychosocial and psychological perspective. Proponents of positive psychology claim that the study of positive psychosocial phenomena has largely been marginalized within a mainstream psychology that positive psychologists regard as negatively biased. According to positive psychologists, positive psychological states are associated with a series of valuable outcomes that would be beneficial in most personal and organizational contexts. However, in order to realize these positive outcomes, positive states need to be studied in their own right and accordingly, this is the main aim of positive psychology within the work environment as it relates to work related stress in a number of ways (Turner, 2005).

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY5

References......................................................................................................................................6

Psychosocial Work Environment

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

A lot of research has already been carried out on worker health in high as well as low stress work environments. Our research will furthermore focus on the 10 dimensions of WES (Work Environment Scale) (Frone et al, 1995). Analysis will be carried out to find out how employees work under all kinds of pressure which lead to stress in the work environment. The base of the research model will be the JD-R model which assumes that despite of the job type, the psychosocial work characteristics are mainly divided into 2 main groups which are the job demads and job resources (Turner, 2005).

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

However, the rationale behind conducting this research investigation will be to find out whether the propositions of positive psychology can deliver alternative answers to the issue of work related stress and overall environment (Frone et al, 1995). Within the research paper, the association between psychosocial individuality in a work environment and constructive work related situations are to be thoroughly investigated. The positive work associated conditions of ...