A comparison of the mental health of employed and unemployed women in the context of a massive layoff

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-72

  Murray, Cynthia L ^a   Gien, Lan ^b   Solberg, Shirley M ^b  

^a Centre for Nursing Studies   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment; Mental health; Unemployment; Women

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWFOUNDLAND; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0038441701     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n02_04     Document Type: Article

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