Investigation of the relationships among workplace stressors, ways of coping, and the mental health of Chinese head nurses

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-155

  Xianyu, Yunyan ^a   Lambert, Vickie A ^b  

^a Pulmonary Department   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coping; Head nurses; Mental health; Workplace stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINESE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEATH; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEAD NURSE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33746606910     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2006.00281.x     Document Type: Review

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