Extent and sources of occupational stress in university staff

Work

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 511-522

  Biron, Caroline ^a   Brun, Jean Pierre ^a   Ivers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Higher education; Occupational stress; Prevention; Psychological distress; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHER; WORKLOAD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 50049133227     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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