Job insecurity and health: The moderating role of workplace control

Stress Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Barling, Julian ^a   Kevin, E ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job insecurity; Negative mood; Organizational commitment; Psychosomatic symptoms; Workplace control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MINER; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029908359     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199610)12:4<253::AID-SMI710>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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