Psychometric properties of the French version of Karasek's "Job Content Questionnaire" and its scales measuring psychological pressures, decisional latitude and social support: The results of the SUMER;Propriétés psychométriques de la version française des échelles de la demande psychologique, de la latitude décisionnelle et du soutien social du «Job Content Questionnaire» de Karasek: Résultats de l'enquête nationale SUMER

Sante Publique

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-427

  Niedhammer, I ^a   Chastang, J F ^a   Gendrey, L ^a   David, S ^a   Degloanni, S ^a  

^a Hospital National de Saint Maurice   (France)

Author keywords

Psychometric properties; Psychosocial factors in the workplace; Stress; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 33750100405     PISSN: 09953914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/spub.063.0413     Document Type: Article

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