The ''Journal of Occupational Health Psychology'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published bimonthly by the
American Psychological Association
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. It "publishes research, theory, and public policy articles in
occupational health psychology
Occupational health psychology (OHP) is an interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers.Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). ''Occupational health psychology: Work, stress, and health''. New York ...
, an interdisciplinary field representing a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and specializations. Occupational health psychology concerns the application of psychology to improving the quality of work life and to protecting and promoting the safety, health, and well-being of workers."
The current
editor-in-chief
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is Sharon Clarke, PhD.
History
The idea for the journal emerged in discussions that took place in the 1990s among Steven Sauter and his colleagues at the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, ) is the List of United States federal agencies, United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related occ ...
, Gary VandenBos (
American Psychological Association
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), and James Campbell Quick (
University of Texas at Arlington
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).
With Quick named as
editor-in-chief
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, the journal was first published in 1996. It "focuses on the work environment, the individual, and the work-family interface."
[ It is published by the American Psychological Association.
]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021 impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 7.707.
See also
* European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
The European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EA-OHP) is a pan-European organization that was established in 1999.Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). ''Occupational health psychology: Work, stress, and health''. New York, NY: Spri ...
* Health psychology
Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and il ...
* Occupational medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of Preventative Medicine that specializes in the prevention and treatment of work-related ill ...
* Occupational stress
Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed by understanding what the stressful conditions at work are and taking steps to remediate tho ...
* Society for Occupational Health Psychology
* '' Work & Stress''
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ocp
European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Occupational health psychology
Academic journals established in 1996
Occupational psychology journals
Occupational safety and health journals
Quarterly journals
English-language journals
American Psychological Association academic journals