Organisational factors, individual characteristics and social support: What determines the level of social support?

Work

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Sundin, Lisa ^a,b   Bildt, C ^a,c   Lisspers, J ^c   Hochwalder J ^c,d   Setterlind, S ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Job content; Job control; Job demands; Mistrust; Multiple hierarchical regression analyses; Self esteem; Supervisor support; Supportive work atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746371377     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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