Study of the validity of a job-exposure matrix for psychosocial work factors: Results from the national French SUMER survey

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,b   Chastang, Jean François ^b   Levy, David ^c   David, Simone ^b   Degioanni, Stéphanie ^b   Theorell, Töres ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Institut National de la Statistique et des etudes economiques   (France)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic activity; Job stress; Job exposure matrix; Occupation; Psychosocial work factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 46949091864     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0311-7     Document Type: Article

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