Gender differences in the use of social support as a moderator of occupational stress

Stress and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-58

  Bellman, Steven ^a   Foster, Nick ^a   Still, Leonie ^a   Cooper, Cary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Interaction; Moderator; Occupational medicine; PMI; Pressure management indicator; Psychology; Sex; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 0037322052     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.954     Document Type: Review

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