JOB-RELATED STRESS

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSICLI016B

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Psychology of Work and Organisations

Is part of:

RESEARCH AND INTERVENTIONS IN CLINICAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

GUIDETTI Gloria

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

102

Prerequisites:

Possessing basic notions about health psychology and organizational wellbeing (e.g. stress, coping strategies, risk and protecting factors)

Objectives

The course aims to provide students with the knowledge about the main constructs related to working, organizational and social conditions that determine the quality of working life, well-being and work-related stress. In particular, the aspects related to social changes, the complex interactions between the individual, the social and work environment will be addressed. The main theories and reference models of occupational health psychology functional to the interpretation of these phenomena and their relationships will be listed. Students will be provided with knowledge about research methods and tools for assessing the quality of working life functional to understanding which interventions can be taken in order to promote health and well-being and prevent malaise.

Contents

The course JOB-RELATED STRESS is aimed at making students aware of the contents of work and organizational psychology, in particular as regards the psychological, social and relational aspects that can impact on the quality of working life, well-being and work-related stress.
Provide knowledge about the areas of intervention of the occupational health psychologist and of the analysis of tools applicable to the quality of organizational life and for prevention and health promotion.

Extended Syllabus

First part of the course (15 hours)
Introduction: the psychology of work and organizations and the birth of occupational health psychology

Approaches to the study of organizational quality of life: work-related stress and well-being

• The regulatory framework on safety and the assessment of work-related stress risk and psychosocial risks

• Traditional and emerging psychosocial risks

• Theories and models of occupational health

• The role of dispositional and personal variables: risks and resources

• Not just stress and burnout: work engagement, workaholism and job satisfaction

Second part of the course (15 hours)
In-depth study of issues relevant to occupational health psychology and assessment of work-related stress:

• Technologies and work: critical points and opportunities
• Psychophysical health, work and return to work
• Work-life balance
• Safety at work
• The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic for well-being and quality of working life
[Attending students will be offered to explore one of these issues through group work, for example in the analysis of the literature and in-depth study of health prevention and promotion strategies]

Research and intervention methods (10 hours)

• Stress and well-being assessment tools in organizations
o qualitative and quantitative methodologies
o application of the assessment of the organizational quality of life: from the choice of analysis tools to the presentation of research reports

From stress assessment to health prevention and promotion (8 hours):

• Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention interventions in organizations

Recommended Bibliography

- Stress e rischi psicosociali nelle organizzazioni. (Fraccaroli, F., Balducci, C.) ed. Il Mulino, 2011. pp. 222

- Gestire lo stress nelle organizzazioni (Balducci, Cristian) ed. Il Mulino, 2015 pp. 174

- Slides presented during the course and made available by the teacher.
Optional integration (reccomended for non-attending students):
- Il rientro al lavoro. Integrazione e occupabilità nei contesti professionali (Argentero, P., Fiabane, E., a cura di) ed. Raffaello Cortina
- Introduzione alla Psicologia delle Organizzazioni. Chmiel, Fraccaroli e Sverke, 2019. Ed. Il Mulino (Part 2 e Part 4)

Teaching Methods

The course will be articulated through the use of lectures that present the theoretical contents and case discussions, the presentation of tools and methods of application in the field of occupational health psychology. The students will also be offered group work functional to the deepening of the topics covered.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Written test lasting 50 minutes with 20 multiple choices and true/false questions and two open questions.
Methods of carrying out the exam will be the same for attending and non-attending students.

Contacts/More Information

For explanations and clarifications, the teacher is available after email scheduling (gloria.guidetti@unich.it)

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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