Psychosocial work environment and mental health: Job-strain and effort-reward imbalance models in a context of major organizational changes

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-119

  Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,c   Chastang, Jean François ^a   David, Simone ^b   Barouhiel, Lina ^b   Barrandon, Guy ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NMPP   (France)

^c Hospital National de Saint Maurice   (France)

Author keywords

Mental health; Organizational changes; Psychosocial factors at work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33749172860     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.2.111     Document Type: Article

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