Psychological Stress, Resilience and Wellbeing

Professor Stephen Palmer PhD is an award winning psychologist and psychotherapist. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Stress Management, London. He is the UK′s first Visiting Professor of Work Based Learning and Stress Management at Middlesex University. He has authored/edited over 50 books including The Beginner′s Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2015). He is Co-editor of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice. Currently he is Honorary President of the International Stress Management Association; President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology; Founder Co-Chair of the London Branch of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies; a Founder Director and Vice President of the Society of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a Director and Deputy Chair of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. His interests include jazz, art and coastal walking.

• VOLUME ONE: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORIES: STRESSA Syndrome Produced by Diverse Nocuous Agents - Hans SelyeDoes Fight or Flight Need Updating? - H. Bracha et al.Freeze, Flight, Fright, Faint: Adaptationist Perspectives on the Acute Stress Response Spectrum - H. Stefan BrachaProtective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators - Bruce McEwenMemory Formation under Stress: Quantity and Quality - Lars Schwabe, Oliver Wolf and Melly OitziSearching for the Structure of Coping: A Review and Critique of Category Systems for Classifying Ways of Coping - Ellen Skinner, Kathleen Edge, Jeffrey Altman and Hayley SherwoodJob Burnout: New Directions in Research and Intervention - Christina MaslachDoes the stress in Childhood and Adolescence Matter? A Psychological Perspective - Bernard LauWhy Should Men and Women Marry and Have Children? Parenthood, Marital Status and Self-perceived Stress among Canadians - Ali Muhammad and Alain GagnonThe Role of Gender in Workplace Stress: A Critical Literature Review - Kristina Gyllensten and Stephen PalmerUnderstanding the Relationship between Work Stress and U.S. Research institutions Failure to Retain Underrepresented Minority (URM) Faculty - Ruth Enid ZambranaThe Wear and Tear of Daily Stressors on Mental Health - Jacqueline Mogle, Martin Sliwinski and David AlmeidaCognitive Activation Theory of Stress: An Integrative Theoretical Approach to Work Stress - James Meurs and Pamela PerrewéAssociation of Psychosocial Risk Factors with Risk of Acute Myocardinal Infarction in 11119 Cases and 13648 Controls from 52 Countries (The Interheart Study): Case-Control Study - Annika Rosengren, Steven Hawken, Stephanie Õunpuu, Karen Sliwa, Mohammad Zubaid, Wael Almahmeed, Kathleen Blackett, Chitr Sitthi-amorn, Hiroshi Sato and Salim YusufJob Stress in National Health Service managers: A Qualitative Exploration of the Stressor-Strain Health Relationship. The ‘fit’ and ‘unfit’ manager - Dinah Jenkins and Stephen PalmerThe Relative Impact of Workplace Bullying as a Social Stressors At Work - Lars Johan Hauge, Anders Skogstrand and Ståle EinarsenWorking Life and Mental Health - A Challenge To Psychiatry? - Lennart LeviVOLUME TWO: THE MEASUREMENT OF STRESSLong-term Stability of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Syndromes - Peter LovibondThe Short-form version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21): Construct validity and normative Data in a Large Non-Clinical Sample - Julie Henry and John CrawfordThe Development of a Six-Item Short-Form of the State Scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) - Theresa Marteau and Hilary BekkerPsychometric Properties and Standardised Data for Questionnaires Measuring Negative Affect, Dispositional Style and Daily Hassles. A Nation-Wide Sample - Berit Scott and Lennart MelinConfirmation of the Dimensional Structure of the SCL-90: A Study in Construct Validation - Leonard Derogatis and Patricia ClearyThe Validity of Two Versions of the Ghq in the Who Study Of Mental Illness in General Health Care - D.P. Goldberg, R. Gater, N. Sartorius, T.B. Ustun, M. Piccinelli, O. Gureje and C. RutterValidity of the GHQ and SCL anxiety and Depression Scales: A Comparative Study - Maarten KoeterStress Mapping: A Visual Technique to Aid Counselling or Training - Stephen Palmer‘Management standards’ and work-related stress in the UK: Policy Background and Science - Colin Mackay, Rosanna Cousins, Peter Kelly, Steve Lee and Ron McCaig‘Management Standards’ and Work-Related Stress in the UK: Practical Development - Rosanna Cousins, Colin Mackay, Simon Clarke, Chris Kelly, Peter Kelly and Ron McCaigModelling Occupational Stress and Employee Health and Wellbeing in a Chinese Higher Education Institution - Xiaoli Sang, Stephen Teo, Cary Cooper and Philip BohleOccupational Stress in Romanian Intensive Care Nurses: A Multicentric Study - MirelaBidilica, VioricaNedelcu, Raluca Sfetcu, Daniela Ionescu and Dan CorneciPsychosocial Risks and Work-related Stress in Developing Countries: The Need for a Multilevel Intervention Framework - Evelyn Kortum and Stavroula LekaAn Example of a Stress Policy - HSEThe Measurement of Effort–Reward Imbalance At Work: European Comparisons - Johannes Siegrist, Dagmar Starke, Tarani Chandola, Isabelle Godin, Michael Marmot, Isabelle Niedhammer and Richard PeterTen Years On: A Review of Recent Research on the Job Demand–Control (-Support) Model and Psychological Well-Being - Jan Häusser , Andreas Mojzisch , Miriam Niesel and Stefan Schulz-HardtSystematic Review: Work-related stress and the HSE Management Standards - K. Brookes, C. Limbert, C. Deacy, A. O’Reilly, S. Scott and K. ThirlawayNew, Normative, English-Sample Data for the Short Form Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) - Sheryl Warttig, Mark Forshaw, Jane South and Alan WhiteVOLUME THREE: THE MANAGEMENT OF STRESS (INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANISATIONAL AND COMMUNITY)Comprehensive Knowledge for Stress Management Practitioners - ISMA UKStress Management for Employees: An Evidence Based Approach - Stephen Palmer and Kristina GyllenstenWorking with a Client Suffering from Workplace Stress in a Primary Care Setting: A Cognitive Behavioural Case Study - KristinaGyllensten and Stephen PalmerPRACTICE: A Model Suitable for Coaching, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Stress Management - Stephen PalmerCoping Imagery - Stephen PalmerInference Chaining: A Rational Coaching Technique - Stephen PalmerRational Coaching: A Cognitive Behavioural Approach - Stephen PalmerRational Coaching with Perfectionistic Leaders to Overcome Avoidance of Leadership Responsibilities - Victoria Ellam-Dyson and Stephen PalmerSPACE: A Psychological Model for Use within Cognitive and Behavioural Coaching, Therapy and Stress Management - Nick Edgerton and Stephen PalmerReducing Stress in the Workplace - Stephen PalmerEffects of Low-Dose Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR-ld) on Working Adults - Maryanna Klatt, Janet Buckworth and William MalarkeyGardening Promotes Neuroendocrine and Affective Restoration from Stress - Agnes Van Den Berg and Mariëtte CustersJob Strain as a Risk Factor for Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis of up to 170 000 Men and Women - Eleonor Fransson et alA Positive Affect Intervention for People Experiencing Health-Related Stress: Development and Non-Randomized Pilot Test - Judith Tedlie Moskowitz et al.Process Evaluation for Organizational Stress and Well-Being Interventions: Implications for Theory Methods and Practice - Caroline Biron and Maria Karanika-MurrayEvaluating organizational-level work stress interventions: Beyond traditional methods - Tom Cox, Maria Karanika, Amanda Griffiths and Jonathan HoudmontThe Benefits of Interventions for Work-Related Stress - Jac van der Klink, Roland Blonk, Aart Schene and Frank van DijkAutopsy of a Failure: Evaluating Process and Contextual Issues in an Organizational-Level Work Stress Intervention - Caroline Biron, Caroline Gatrell and Cary CooperStress Reduction Through Psychoeducation: A Meta-Analytic Review - Tom Van Daele, Dirk Hermans, Chantal Van Audenhove and Omer Van den BerghPerceived Organizational Support as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Organizational stressors and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors - Ajay Jain, Sabir Giga and Cary CooperPerceptions of stress and Stress Interventions in Finance Organizations: Overcoming Resistance Towards Counselling - Kristina Gyllensten, Stephen Palmer and Jacqui FarrantsInternet-Based Course for the Management of Stress for Junior High Schools - Helen Van Vliet and Gavin Andrews A Multimodal Assessment and Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach to Stress Counselling: A Case Study - Dinah Jenkins and Stephen PalmerVOLUME FOUR: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORIES: RESILIENCE AND WELLBEINGPart One:Theory of ResilienceResilience in the Face of Adversity: Protective Factors and Resistance to Psychiatric Disorder - Michael RutterPsychological Resilience: A Review and Critique of Definitions, Concepts, and Theory - David Fletcher and Mustafa SarkarEditorial: Resilience - Ivan Robertson and Cary CooperResilience: A Meta-Analytic Approach - Ji Hee Lee, Suk Kyung Nam, A-Reum Kim, Boram Kim, Min Young Lee and Sang Min LeeResilience in Mental Health: Linking Psychological and Neurobiological Perspectives - Bart Rutten et al.Psychobiology and Molecular Genetics of Resilience - Adriana Feder, Eric Nestler and Dennis CharneyToward a Definition of Family Resilience: Integrating Life-Span Family Perspectives - Dale Hawley and Laura DeHaanLevels of Resilience: Associations among Individual, Community, and National Resilience - Shaul KimhiPart Two: WellbeingUnderstanding and Researching Wellbeing: Its Usage in Different Disciplines and Potential for Health Research and Health Promotion - Anna Cronin de Chavez, Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Odette Parry and Stephen PlattDiscourse on Wellbeing in Research and Practice - Vincent La Placa, Allan McNaught and Anneyce KnightPositive Psychological Wellbeing and Mortality: A Quantitative Review of Prospective Observational Studies - Yoichi Chida and Andrew SteptoeEffect of Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Myocardinal Infarction in 52 Countries (The INTERHEART Study): Case-Control Study - Salim Yusuf et al.Stress-Induced Obesity and the Emotional Nervous System - Mary DallmanConceptualizing, Measuring and Nurturing Hope - Charles SnyderHope and Goal Attainment: Testing a Basic Prediction of Hope Theory - David Feldman, Kevin Rand and Kristin Kahle-Wrobleski A Meta-Analysis of Hope Enhancement Strategies in Clinical and Community Settings - Robert Weis and Elena SperidakosThe Health Benefits of Urban Green Spaces: A Review of the Evidence - Andrew Lee and Ravi MaheswaranVOLUME FIVE: THE MEASUREMENT OF RESILIENCE AND WELLBEINGPart One: The Measurement of ResilienceA Methodological Review of Resilience Measurement Scales - Gill Windle, Kate Bennett and Jane NoyesA Review of Instruments Measuring Resilience - Nancy Ahern, Ermalynn Kiehl, Mary Lou Sole and Jacqueline ByersDevelopment and Psychometric Evaluation of the Resilience Scale - Gail Wagnhild and Heather YoungDevelopment of a New Resilience Scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - Kathryn Connor and Jonathan DavidsonPsychometric Analysis and Refinement of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale: Validation of a 10-Item Measure of Resilience - Laura Campbell-Sills and Murray SteinThe Development and Validation of the Inventory of Family Protective Factors: A Brief Assessment for Family Counseling - Deborah Gardner, Charles Huber, Robert Steiner, Luis Vazquez and Todd SavagePart Two: The Measurement of WellbeingConceptual Domains Included in Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction Instruments: A Review - Sherma Charlemagne-Badal, Jerry Lee, Terry Butler and Gary FraserHappiness, Culture, and Context - Gordon MathewsThe Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale (ComQol): Instrument Development and Psychometric Evaluation on College Staff and Students - Robert Cummins, Marita McCabe, Yolanda Romeo and Eleonora GulloneThe Will and the Ways: Development and Validation of an Individual-Differences Measure of Hope - Charles Snyder et al.A Psychometric Comparison of Four Measures of Hope and Optimism - Lyndall SteedThe World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL): Development and General Psychometric Properties - The WHOQOL GroupThe World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (QOL): Position Paper from the World Health Organization. - The WHOQOL GroupValid and Reliable Assessment of Wellness among Adolescents: Do You Know What You’re Measuring? - Jerome Rachele, Tracey Washington, Thomas Cuddihy, Faisal Barwais and Steven McPhailNew Well-Being Measures: Short Scales to Assess Flourishing and Positive and Negative Feelings - Ed Diener, Derrick Wirtz, William Tov, Chu Kim-Prieto, Dong-won Choi, Shigehiro Oishi and Robert Biswas-DienerVOLUME SIX: THE ENHANCEMENT OF RESILIENCE AND WELLBEINGPart One: Interventions to Enhance ResilienceExecutive Coaching Enhances Goal Attainment, Resilience and Workplace Well-Being: A Randomised Controlled Study - Anthony Grant, Linley Curtayne and Geraldine BurtonExperimental Analysis of a Web-Based Training Intervention to Develop Positive Psychological Capital - Fred Luthans, James Avey and Jaime PateraSelf-Compassion and Psychological Resilience among Adolescents and Young Adults - Kristin Neff and Pittman McGeheeEnhancing Resilience in the Workplace through the Practice of Caring Relationships - Sandra Wilson and Shann FerchPart Two: Wellbeing - Interventions/Enhancement of WellbeingMindfulness Meditation and Curiosity: The Contributing Factors to Wellbeing and the Process of Closing the Self-Discrepancy Gap - Itai Ivtzan, Hannah Gardner and Zhanar SmailovaMultimodal Coaching and Its Application to Workplace, Life and Health Coaching - Stephen PalmerHealth Coaching: A Developing Field within Health Education - Stephen PalmerMultimodal Relaxation Method - Stephen PalmerResilience Enhancing Imagery: A Cognitive Behavioural Technique Which Includes Resilience Undermining Thinking and Resilience Enhancing Thinking - Stephen PalmerThe Judicious Use of Hypnosis in Coaching and Coaching Psychology Practice - Stephen PalmerOHP Interventions: Wellness Programs - Leigh SchmittOrganizational Wellness Programs: A Meta-Analysis - Kizzy Parks and Lisa SteelmanExploring Faculty Health and Wellbeing: Creating a Caring Scholarly Community - Sandra Mixer, Marilyn McFarland, Margaret Andrews and Cecily StrangIntervention Studies on Enhancing Work Well-Being, Reducing Burnout, and Improving Recovery Experiences among Hong Kong Health Care Workers and Teachers - Oi Ling Siu, Cary Cooper and David PhillipsAre Techniques Used in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Applicable to Behavior Change Interventions Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour? - Imogen Hobbis and Stephen SuttonCoaching with Self-Determination in Mind: Using Theory to Advance Evidence-based Coaching Practice - Gordon Spence and Lindsay OadesDaily Recovery from Work-related Effort during Non-Work Time - Evangelia Demerouti, Arnold Bakker, Sabine Geurts and Toon TarisWork, Recovery Activities and Individual Well-Being: A Diary Study - Sabine SonnentagExamining Group Walks in Nature and Multiple Aspects of Well-Being: A Large-Scale Study - Melissa Marselle, Katherine Irvine and Sara WarberThe Coaching Ripple Effect: The Effects of Developmental Coaching on Wellbeing across Organisational Networks - Sean O’Connor and Michael Cavanagh