Research Interests:

The overarching goal of my research is to provide empirical evidence guiding the effective and positive management of occupational health and performance in organizations. My research involves the disciplines of Occupational Health Psychology and Positive Organizational Psychology. My early interest on the study of work stress was focused on the interaction between coping styles and the interactive effects of gender. My current research deals with the positive nature of our psychological beings (e.g., engagement, positive spillover, savoring) and its relationship with our health and performance.

STRESS AND EUSTRESS
We are studying the antecedents and outcomes of challenge-hindrance appraisal in collaboration with various labs around the world: Dr. Peiro and Dr. Rodriguez (IDOCAL, Universitat de Valencia, Spain), Dr. Neves (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and Dr. Eisenberger (University of Houston, USA).

JOBS IN POSITIVE: LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF WORK
A program of research developed with researchers from Germany (Dr. Michel, Dr. Hoppe, Dr. Steide) and Ireland (Dr. Oshea) on experiential sampling studies that explore the relationships between work and non-work domains.
Website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/psychology/page.cfm?id=979

WORK-FAMILY BALANCE
In collaboration with Dr. Tetrick (George Mason University), I study work-family issues such as conflict and facilitation.

WORK-LIFE DIARY
Founded by SSHRC (Insight Development Grant) this project aims to examine the relations between work life and personal life over time in order to understand how change and time shape the dynamic interplay among the roles in our daily lives (worker, caregiver, friend, etc.)
Website: http://www.worklifecanada.ca/worklifediary

Selected Publications:

Luchman, J. & González-Morales, M.G.* (in press) Demands, control and support: A meta-analytic review of work characteristic interrelationships. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Michel, A. & González-Morales, M.G.* (In press) Reactions to organizational change: An integrated model of health predictors, intervening variables and outcomes. In Shaul Oreg, Rune Todnem By, Alexandra Michel (Eds.) The Psychology of Organizational Change: Viewing Change from the Employee's Perspective. Cambridge University Press.

González-Morales, M.G.*, Tetrick, L.E, & Ginter, R. (2012) Measurement Issues in Work-Family Research. In R. R. Sinclair, M. Wang, & L. E. Tetrick (Eds.), Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology: State of the Art in Measurement, Design, and Data Analysis. New York: Routledge.

Sora, B., González-Morales, M.G.*, Caballer, A., Peiró, J.M. (2011). Consequences of job insecurity and the moderator role of occupational group. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 14(2), On Line First

González-Morales, M.G.*, Peiró, J.M, Rodríguez, I., Bliese, P.D. (2011) Perceived collective burnout: a multilevel explanation of burnout. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, iFirst on 12 January 2011. (DOI:10.1080/10615806.2010.542808)

Eisenberger, R., Karagonlar, G., Stinglhamber, F., Neves, P., Becker, T.E, González-Morales, M.G*, Steiger-Mueller, M. (2010). Leader-Member Exchange and Affective Organizational Commitment: The Contribution of Supervisor’s Organizational Embodiment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 1085-1103.

González-Morales, M.G., Peiró, J.M, & Rodríguez, I. (2010) A longitudinal study of coping and gender in a female-dominated occupation: Predicting teachers’ burnout. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15 (1), 29 – 44.

Sánchez, R. M., Martinez-Tur, V., González-Morales, M. G., Peiró, J. M., & Ramos, J. (2009) A cross-level analysis of the links between service quality and disconfirmation of expectations and customer satisfaction. Psicothema, 21, 421-426.

Contact:

M. Gloria González-Morales
Department of Psychology
MacKinnon Extension, Room 3002
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1
Fax: (519) 837-8629
Phone: (519) 824-4120, x52494
Email:mggonzal@uoguelph.ca