Teaching and Research Area “Occupational Health Psychology”

Background

Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) is an interdisciplinary field of research that deals with the prevention of work-related stress and work-related illnesses. With its primarily applied research, OHP aims to improve the quality of working life and to protect and promote the safety, health and well-being of employees.

The focus of occupational health psychology is on the primary prevention of organisational risk factors, which are held responsible for the development of work-related stress, as well as illnesses or accidents at the workplace. Intervention measures for the health protection of the employees start in the working environment (structural prevention), in order to minimize the risk exposure. Interventions to promote the health of employees focus on the individual (behavioural prevention), in order to strengthen personal resources and to be able to cope with potential risks better.

Our main research areas are:

  • Research on the relationship between demands and strain
  • Investigation of the effects of job demands as resources or stressors
  • Development and application of instruments for psychosocial risk assessment
  • Development and evaluation of health promotion and preventive measures

Team

Head

Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. soc. Jessica Lang


Staff Members

Annika Arnold, MD candidate

Lisa Auweiler (M.Sc.), PhD candidate

Hava Aydin, student assistant

Karen Elsner, MD candidate

Silvia Hirthammer, office

Annika Honings (B.Sc.), project assistant

Dr. rer. medic. Roman Pauli

Clara Picker-Roesch (M. Sc.), PhD candidate

Sven Schuchhardt (Dipl.-Psych.), PhD candidate

Fabio Schwantner, student assistant

Lutz Volmer (Dipl.-Psych.), PhD candidate

Lynn Zünkler, student assistant

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