Poor mental health associated with job dissatisfaction among school teachers in Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 515-522

  Nagai, Michiko ^a   Tsuchiya, Kenji J ^a   Toulopoulou, Timothea ^b   Takei, Nori ^a,b  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Mental health; Occupational health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 37549000536     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.515     Document Type: Article

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