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Work stress puts strain on women's hearts
Dealing with stress at work could be putting women at risk of a serious medical problem.
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Information for all candidates and supervisors
The information resources below are to assist candidates and supervisors involved in the Occupational Psychology qualification:
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Mood can influence cooperation levels
The mood of a person greatly influences the level of cooperation they will give to others, new
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Outside interests key to job performance
A person's interests can be a useful indicator of whether or not they are likely to perform well in a job, new
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Our job satisfaction falls after marriage
People tend to feel lower job satisfaction once they get married or become a parent.
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Women are belittled in hedge fund work
Women are not being taken seriously when working in hedge funds, new research has suggested.
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Rewards are the best motivators at work
Employees are more motivated to work because of the promise of reward rather than the possibility of being punished for poor performance.
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What we eat can be affected by stress
Work-life stress can have a marked impact on a person's eating habits, new research has suggested.
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Threatened males and the taking of risks
A study reported on our Research Digest casts new light on the role that masculinity may have played in past and present financial crises.
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Workplace bullying makes people quit
People may be inclined to quit their job if bullying is prevalent in their working environment.
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Psychologist helps rail industry with safety
A member of the British Psychology Society is lending his expertise to an attempt to drive down injury numbers in the rail industry.
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Many teachers are stressed at work
Many teachers are highly stressed at work, new research has suggested.
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Managers and mental health issues at work
Managers are failing to recognise signs that their employees may be experiencing mental health issues in the workplace, new research has found.
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We may be better at deciding than we think
A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that people may be better at making decisions than they suspect.
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The perils of hiding your true self at work
There is lower job satisfaction among individuals who hide their true selves in the workplace, new research has suggested.
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On the tightrope: Are we getting better at maintaining a work-life balance?
Everyone talks about work-life balance and a new piece of research reported in HR magazine suggests we may just be getting better at achieving it. A survey of 16,000 professionals from more than 80 countries has shown encourging results.
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When we smile out of frustration not joy
Frustration often causes people to grin, a new study has suggested.
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Long-term absence and stress at work
Stress is a primary factor behind increasing levels of long-term absence from the workplace in the UK.
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Sports psychologists working with the Army
Coaches at the Olympics will play a key role in motivating their athletes to help them achieve optimal performances. But effective coaching is vital in many other performance environments, such as the military and education. 
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Gut feelings influence financial decisions
A person's gut feelings can often heavily influence the financial decisions they make, new research has suggested.
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Unemployed people likely to be depressed
Unemployed people are more likely to be depressed than otherwise similar individuals who have a job.
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Why we choose to skip work to watch sport
Many people in the UK choose to skip work in order to watch sports, new research has found.
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Business leaders in the dark over talent
Global business leaders are in the dark when it comes to understanding what talent looks like, a Chartered Psychologist told the Association of Business Psychologists 2012 Confe
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Men, women and jealousy at work
Women are more affected than their male counterparts when it comes to sexual competition in the workplace, new research has suggested.
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Do men and women start businesses for different reasons?
Males and females have different ideas when it comes to reasons for starting up their own businesses, new research has found. Psychologists from the University of Cincinnati's Carl H Linder College of Business discovered that while men decide on such an undertaking for financial benefits, women view the approach as a way to bring environmental and social change.
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