Work conditions, mastery and psychological distress: Are housework and paid work contexts conceptually similar?

Women and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 17-39

  Lombardi, Emilio L ^a,d   Ulbrich, Patricia M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CHATHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MOOD; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF ESTEEM; WORK;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031441850     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v26n02_02     Document Type: Article

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