Work stress and mental health in a changing society

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-244

  Kopp, Maria S ^a   Stauder, Adrienne ^a   Purebl, György ^a   Janszky, Imre ^b   Skrabski, Árpád ^c  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Vilmos Apor Catholic College   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Negative affect; Self rated health; Well being; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 44649151809     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm077     Document Type: Article

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