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====Occupational health psychology==== As interest in the worker health expanded toward the end of the twentieth century, the field of [[occupational health psychology]] (OHP) emerged. OHP is a branch of psychology that is interdisciplinary.<ref name="Schonfeld"/><ref name="CDC">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ''Occupational Health Psychology (OHP)''. [https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ohp/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910090414/https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ohp/|date=10 September 2019}}</ref> OHP is concerned with the health and safety of workers.<ref name = "Schonfeld"/><ref name = "CDC"/> OHP addresses topic areas such as the impact of occupational stressors on physical and mental health, mistreatment of workers (e.g., bullying and violence), work-family balance, the impact of [[involuntary unemployment]] on physical and mental health, the influence of psychosocial factors on safety and accidents, and interventions designed to improve/protect worker health.<ref name = "Schonfeld"/><ref>Houdmont, J., & Leka, S. (2010). An introduction to occupational health psychology. In S. Leka & J. Houdmont (Eds.). ''Occupational health psychology'' (pp. 1β30). John Wiley: Hoboken, NJ.</ref> OHP grew out of [[health psychology]], [[industrial and organizational psychology]], and [[occupational medicine]].<ref name = "Everly">Everly, G.S., Jr. (1986). An introduction to occupational health psychology. In P.A. Keller & L.G. Ritt (Eds.), ''Innovations in clinical practice: A source book'' (Vol. 5, pp. 331β338). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange.</ref> OHP has also been informed by disciplines outside psychology, including [[industrial engineering]], sociology, and economics.<ref>Society for Occupational Health Psychology. ''Field of OHP. What is occupational health psychology'' [http://www.sohp-online.org/field.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192927/http://www.sohp-online.org/field.htm|date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>Tetrick, L.E., & Quick, J.C. (2011). Overview of occupational health psychology: Public health in occupational settings. In J.C. Quick & L.E. Tetrick (Eds.), ''Handbook of occupational health psychology'' (2nd ed., pp. 3β20). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.</ref>
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