The effect of micro and macro stressors in the work environment on computer professionals' subjective health status and productive behavior in Japan

Industrial Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 474-486

  Tominaga, Maki ^a   Asakura, Takashi ^b   Akiyama, Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nippon Telegraph and Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computer professionals; Intentions to leave; Job dissatisfaction; Micro and macro stressors; Subjective health status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547658006     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.474     Document Type: Article

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