Association between workplace bullying and depressive symptoms in the French working population

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a   David, Simone ^a   Degioanni, Stephanie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Stress; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33746357272     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.03.051     Document Type: Article

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