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Steve M Jex Ph.D.

About

Steve M. Jex, Ph.D., is currently a Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Bowling Green State University. He has also held faculty positions at Central Michigan University and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Dr. Jex received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida and has spent most of his post-doctoral career conducting research on occupational stress. His research has appeared in a number of scholarly journals including Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and Work & Stress. Dr. Jex is the author of two books, Stress and Job Performance: Theory, Research, and Implications for Managerial Practice and Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach.

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Recent Posts
Interpersonal Mistreatment as a Work Demand
Interpersonal mistreatment may be one of the demands that an employee faces at work. This post explores possible causes and consequences of interpersonal mistreatment, and discusses opportunities for thriving in the presence of this work demand.
The Importance of Detaching From Work
Typically when we hear that someone is “detached”, or is actively seeking “detachment”, this is viewed negatively. There are, however, instances where a certain amount of detachment is a good thing; in fact, there is considerable evidence that regularly detaching from work is an important key to thriving under stressful conditions.