Centre for Cross-Cultural Occupational Health

Overview

The focus of this research group is the examination of contemporary issues in occupational health and well-being with a particular emphasis on cross-cultural research. Our aim is to unpack the relationship between work, well-being and performance by examining specific psychosocial issues that have the potential for causing psychological or physical harm. 

This includes:

• the impact of the psychosocial environment on well-being such as work attitudes and performance and individual and organisational health.
• the etiology and management of workplace aggression and violence, examining issues such as the consequences for individuals and organisations and what can be done to manage workplace violence.
• the wider social, cultural and organisational factors in the environment which impact occupational health, performance and productivity at work. 

Topics

• stress and burnout in the human services professions and predictors of workplace engagement
• workplace violence through risk assessment, training and post-incident support and organisational interventions
• organisational and national cultures, entrepreneurship, safety cultures, social capital and corporate social responsibility

Collaborations

• Jamaican Constabulary Force
• Department of Psychology, HELP University College, Malaysia
• University of Nebraska Medical Centre, USA
• Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines