Examining the paradox of occupational stressors : building resilience or creating depletion / edited by Pamela L. Perrewé (Florida State University, USA), Peter D. Harms (The University of Alabama, USA), Chu-Hsiang (Daisy) Chang (Michigan State University, USA).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable: The paradoxical role of learning in the coping process;anita c. Keller and chu-hsiang (daisy) chang -- Chapter 2. What is resilience? Offering construct clarity to address "quicksand" and "shadow side" resilience concerns;danielle d. King, richard p. Deshon, cassandra n. Phetmisy, and dominique burrows -- Chapter 3. Walking the tightrope: How and when the paradoxical act of breaking character leads to resilience;nicolina taylor, esther l. Jean, and wayne s. Crawford -- Chapter 4. My work is who i am, but it's killing me: An identity-based approach to the paradox of passion;karen landay and joseph schaefer / -- Chapter 5. The role of positive psychological variables in the cognitive appraisal of job insecurity: A latent class approach;andrea bazzoli and tahira m. Probst -- Chapter 6. The paradox of neuroticism and vigilance work;alex r. Marbut and peter d. Harms -- Chapter 7. Paradoxical relationship of workplace mistreatment;katharine mcmahon, jamie pockrandt, stefanie fox, nick zike, and liu-qin yang.

Volume 20 of Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being features contributions that expand the understanding of how occupational stressors can build employee resilience and enhance their well-being while at the same time creating negative employee outcomes such as depletion, exhaustion, and depression. To this end, chapters take a hard look at examining the outcomes of work stressors, the circumstances or conditions that can change or even reverse the relationship between stressors and outcomes, and theoretical accounts for apparent contradictions in this literature. Examining the Paradox of Occupational Stressors: Building Resilience or Creating Depletion represents insightful, intriguing, and timely research into the paradox of experienced stress in the workplace.