Taking the pulse of UK construction project managers' health: Influence of job demands, job control and social support on psychological wellbeing

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-101

  Love, Peter E D ^a   Edwards, David J ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Management stress; Project management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

JOB STRAIN MODEL (JSM); MANAGEMENT STRESS; PROJECT MANAGERS; UNITED KINGDOM;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 13844280951     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510576916     Document Type: Article

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