Perceived sources of occupational stress among Chinese off-shore oil installation workers

Stress and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 217-226

  Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Chen, Wei Qing ^b   Yu, Tak Sun ^a   Lin, Yan Zu ^c   Cooper, Cary L ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c West Company of South Sea   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Occupational stress; Off shore oil work

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CAREER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036919462     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.948     Document Type: Review

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