Association of work-related factors with psychosocial job stressors and psychosomatic symptoms among Japanese pediatricians

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 467-481

  Umehara, Katsura ^a   Ohya, Yukihiro ^b   Kawakami, Norito ^c   Tsutsumi, Akizumi ^d   Fujimura, Masanori ^e  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demand control support model; Job stress; Job stressor; Pediatrician; Physician; Psychosomatic symptoms; Recovery; Work schedule; Work related factors; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 37549069687     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.467     Document Type: Article

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