Does work really cause distress? The contribution of occupational structure and work organization to the experience of psychological distress

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Marchand, Alain ^a,b   Demers, Andrée ^a   Durand, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Mental health; Multilevel models; Occupation; Psychological distress; Work stress

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXAMINATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17444428882     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.037     Document Type: Article

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