The multilevel approach to work stress ; Psychosocial safety climate as the "cause of the causes" of work stress

Psychosocial Safety Climate theory is a recent innovation in the work stress research field. Psychosocial Safety Climate isproposed as a pre-eminent cause of work stress and psychological injury. PsychosocialSafety Climate refers to management commitment and priority, organizationalcommunication, organizational participation and involvement specifically inrelation to psychological health and safety.

Maureen Dollard is Professor of Work andOrganisational Psychology and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for WorkHealth and Safety and the Work & Stress Research Group at the University ofSouth Australia. She has a national and international reputation in the area ofoccupational stress and has published 4 books and over 130 book chapters andpeer reviewed journal articles in the area. She has extensive experience withindustry partners, and has won numerous research grants awarded by theAustralian Research Council. Maureen is on the Editorial Board for theinternational journals Work and Stress, Journal of Organizational Behavior, theEuropean Journal of Work & Organisational Psychology, and the InternationalJournal of Rural Management.