The impact of night work on psychological well-being

Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1989, Pages 1089-1099

  Bohle, Philip ^a   Tilley, Andrew J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Individual differences; Night work; Research methods; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SHIFT WORKER; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONALITY; STUDENTS, NURSING; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0024434455     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140138908966876     Document Type: Article

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