The psychometric properties of Karasek's demand and control scales within a single sector: Data from a large teaching hospital

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 145-152

  Sale, Joanna E M ^a,b   Kerr, Michael S ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Factor analysis; Job strain; Psychological demands measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMPLOYEE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB SATISFACTION; KARASEK JOB CONTENT QUESTIONNNAIRE; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036524016     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100289     Document Type: Article

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