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Network of Experts in the Psychosocial Work Environment of Developing Countries, related hazards and work-related stress- Call for participation

The WHO is building a Network of Experts in the Psychosocial Work Environment of Developing Countries, related hazards and work-related stress. It is looking for experts who are interested in participating.

http://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/netpsycallrev.pdf

(Added: Mon Apr 14 2008   Hits: 23)

Optimism and poverty in Africa: adaption or a means to survival?

Recent research finds that higher levels of optimism and happiness are associated with other positive traits and behaviors, such as productivity in the labor market, better health, and support for democracy and markets. We compare these findings to new survey data for Africa, in an attempt to understand these relationships in conditions of extreme adversity (Carol Graham and Matthew Hoover, November 2007)

http://www.afrobarometer.org/papers/AfropaperNo76.pdf

(Added: Wed Dec 12 2007   Hits: 84)

Psychological and subjective wellbeing: a proposal for internationally comparable indicators

Recent years have seen a wealth of research on subjective wellbeing. There have also been growing calls for some variant of happiness to be adopted as a policy goal in developing and developed countries. This paper argues that while the emphasis on subjective wellbeing is an important topic, its current usage tends to blur many conceptual differences between happiness and satisfaction, and largely overlooks more robust measures of psychological wellbeing.

http://www.ophi.org.uk/pubs/Samman_Psych_Subj_Wellbeing_Final.pdf

(Added: Thu Nov 08 2007   Hits: 141)