Specific relationships between psychosocial job conditions and job-related stress: A three-level analytic approach

Work and Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-228

  Van Veldhoven, Marc ^a,b,c   De Jonge, Jan ^a,d   Broersen, Sjaak ^b   Kompier, Michiel ^a   Meijman, Theo ^e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Found Qual Occup Hlth Care   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Job related strain; Job related well being; Multi level analysis; Negative affectivity; Psychosocial job demands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

EID: 0036663745     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370210166399     Document Type: Article

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