Relationship between self-esteem and assertiveness training among Japanese hospital nurses

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-298

  Shimizu, Takashi ^a,b   Kubota, Shinya ^a   Mishima, Norio ^a   Nagata, Shoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Hospital nurses; Mental health; Self esteem; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; MALE; NURSE; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; TRAINING;

ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 4143093592     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.296     Document Type: Article

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