Do occupation and work conditions really matter? A longitudinal analysis of psychological distress experiences among Canadian workers

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 602-627

  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

Occupation; Personality; Psychological distress; Social structures; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 23744483168     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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