Maritime Psychology Research in Organizational & Health Behavior at
This first-of-its-kind volume assembles current research on psychosocial issues and behavioral and safety concerns inherent in life and careers at sea. Focusing mainly on the commercial maritime transport sector, it sets out the basic concepts of maritime
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Maritime Psychology Research in Organizational & Health Behavior at Sea
Maritime Psychology
Malcolm MacLachlan Editor
Maritime Psychology Research in Organizational & Health Behavior at Sea
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Editor Malcolm MacLachlan School of Psychology Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
ISBN 978-3-319-45428-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45430-6
ISBN 978-3-319-45430-6
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Preface
This is a research volume that brings together organisational, social and health psychology research concerned with the maritime. There is no other volume that attempts to do this and hence this is the first volume of its type in this rapidly developing area. The contributors to the volume cover a range of disciplines, including psychology and maritime science; along with other social, health and physical scientists and practitioners. The importance of psychosocial factors is being increasingly recognised in the maritime field; by students, lecturers, seafarers, employers, unions, insurance companies and international regulatory bodies. With over 1 million seafarers and English as the required international maritime language, this English-language volume on Maritime Psychology is intended to both recognise and give impetus to the further development of this field internationally. Of course prior to this volume many people have been doing maritime psychology, for many years, and we make no claim for this volume being in any way exhaustive or comprehensive. Rather the idea here was to provide both individual researchers and research teams with an opportunity to evaluate the state of the literature in their own area, and to think through how th
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