Supervisors' attitudes and skills for active listening with regard to working conditions and psychological stress reactions among subordinate workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Mineyama, Sachiko ^a,d   Tsutsumi, Akizumi ^b   Takao, Soshi ^a   Nishiuchi, Kyoko ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Junpukai Foundation of Mental Support Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active listening; Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS); Psychological stress reaction; Supervisory support; Working conditon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247356973     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.81     Document Type: Article

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