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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 is proposed as a pre-eminent cause of work stress and psychological injury. Psychosocial Safety Climate refers to management commitment and priority, organizational communication, organizational participation and involvement specifically in relation to psychological health and safety.

Maureen Dollard is Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety and the Work & Stress Research Group at the University of South Australia. She has a national and international reputation in the area of occupational stress and has published 4 books and over 130 book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles in the area. She has extensive experience with industry partners, and has won numerous research grants awarded by the Australian Research Council. Maureen is on the Editorial Board for the international journals Work and Stress, Journal of Organizational Behavior, the European Journal of Work & Organisational Psychology, and the International Journal of Rural Management.