Goldsmiths - University of London

Professor Frank Bond

BA PGDip MSc PhD CPsychol ICTLHE

Occupational health psychology, cognitive behaviour therapies at work

Research interests

There are two overriding aims of my current research, which is in the area of Occupational Health Psychology. First, I am examining the organisational and psychological factors that determine work effectiveness (e.g., productivity, absenteeism) and employee health (e.g., mental/physical health). Second, I am developing and testing theory-driven interventions for improving these outcomes. These interventions are of two types.

The first involves redesigning people's work, in order to create an organisation, or department, that allows people to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities most effectively and efficiently. This is accomplished by, for example, giving people more control over how they carry out tasks, changing communication patterns, or clarifying roles so that they are less ambiguous and conflicting.

The second type of intervention attempts to train individuals to cope more effectively with the normal, everyday stressors that exist at work. In particular, my team is now developing and evaluating training programmes that are based on cognitive-behaviour therapies, including newer 'acceptance-based', or 'mindfulness', ones. We are currently implementing and testing all of our interventions in both public and private sector organisations.

Selected publications

Bond, F.W., Flaxman, P.E., & Bunce, D. (2008). The influence of psychological flexibility on work redesign: Mediated moderation of a work reorganization intervention. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 645-654.

Bond, F.W. (2004). Getting the balance right: The need for a comprehensive approach to occupational health. Work & Stress,18, 146-148.

Bond, F.W. (2005). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for stress. In S.C. Hayes & K.D. Strosahl (Eds.), A Clinician’s Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New York: Springer.

Bond, F.W. & Bunce, D. (2001). Job control mediates change in a work reorganization intervention for stress reduction. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 6, 290-302.

Bond, F.W. & Bunce, D. (2003). The role of acceptance and job control in mental health, job satisfaction, and work performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 1057-1067.

Bond, F.W. & Dryden, W. (Eds.). (2002). Handbook of brief cognitive behaviour therapy. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Bond, F.W. & Flaxman, P.E. (2006). The ability of psychological flexibility and job control to predict learning, job performance, and mental health. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 26, 113-130.

Bond, F.W., Hayes, S.C., & Barnes-Homes, D. (2006). Psychological flexibility, ACT, and organizational behaviour. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 26, 25-54.

Donaldson-Feilder, E. & Bond, F.W. (2004). Psychological acceptance and emotional intelligence in relation to workplace well-being. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 34, 187-203.

Bond, F.W., Flaxman, P.E., & Loivette, S. (2006). A business case for the Management Standards for Stress. Norwich, UK: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Research Reports.

Bond, F.W. & Flaxman, P.E. (in press). Distinctive features of acceptance and commitment therapy. London: Routledge.

Bond, F.W. & Hayes, S.C. (2002). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy at work. In F.W. Bond & W. Dryden (Eds.), Handbook of brief cognitive behaviour therapy. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Flaxman, P.E. & Bond, F.W. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy in the workplace. In R.A. Baer (Ed.), Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Clinician’s Guide. London: Elsevier.

Flaxman, P., Bond, F.W., & Keogh, E. (2002). An empirically validated treatment manual for improving GCSE scores. In F.W. Bond & W. Dryden (Eds.), Handbook of brief cognitive behaviour therapy. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Hayes, S.C., Bunting, K., Herbst, S., Bond, F.W. and Barnes-Holmes. D.(2006). Expanding the Scope of Organizational Behavior Management: Relational Frame Theory and the Experimental Analysis of Complex Human Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 26, 1-24.

Hayes, S.C., Luoma, J.B., Bond, F.W., Masuda, A., & Lillis, J. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy: Model, processes and outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1 – 25.

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., Wilson, K. G., Bissett, R. T., Pistorello, J., Toarmino, D., Polusny, M., A., Dykstra, T. A., Batten, S. V., Bergan, J., Stewart, S. H., Zvolensky, M. J., Eifert, G. H., Bond, F. W., Forsyth J. P., Karekla, M., & McCurry, S. M. (2004). Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model. The Psychological Record, 54, 553-578.

Keogh, E., Barlow, C., Mounce, C. & Bond, F. (2006) Assessing the relationship between cold pressor pain responses and dimensions of the Anxiety Sensitivity Profile in healthy men and women. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 35, 4, 198 - 206.

Keogh, E., Bond, F.W., French, C. C., Richards, A., & Davies, R. E (2004). Test anxiety, susceptibility to distraction and examination performance. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 17, 241 - 252.

Keogh, E., Bond, F., & Flaxman, P.E. (2006). Improving academic performance and mental health through a stress management intervention: Outcomes and mediators of change. Behaviour Therapy & Research, 44, 339-357.

Keogh, E., Bond, F., & Hamner, R. (2005). Comparing acceptance- and control-based coping instructions on the perception of pain in healthy men and women. European Journal of Pain, 5, 591-598.

Stewart, I, Barnes-Holmes, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y, Bond, F.W., & Hayes, S.C. (2006). Relational Frame Theory and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 26, 25-54.

Hayes, S.C., Bond, F.W. Barnes-Holmes, & Austin, J.(Eds.). (2006). ACT and RFT in organizations. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.