Psychosocial work environment, interpersonal violence at work and mental health among correctional officers

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 355-368

  Bourbonnais, Renée ^a   Jauvin, Natalie ^b   Dussault, Julie ^b   Vézina, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Sante   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correctional officers; Interpersonal violence; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; QUEBEC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34948834175     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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