MAOP 641 - Social Psychology & Well-Being At Work

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This course aims to sensitize participants to the occurrence of occupational health consequences emanating from work stress and is equally concerned with the role of work in creating positive emotional experiences, engagement, meaning, and high quality connections. It deals with models of job-related well-being and empirical findings from occupational health and positive organizational scholarship; it explores the issues associated with the measurement of emotional experience and their causes and demonstrates the analytical procedures and techniques for testing various models of well-being and strain. In addition, a strong objective of the course is to encourage students and practitioners of organizational psychology to enhance psychological fulfillment and manage occupational stress in the workplace.