Validity and reliability of the job content questionnaire in formal and informal jobs in Brazil

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 6, 2008, Pages 52-59

  de Araújo, Tǎnia Maria ^a,c   Karasek, Robert ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decision latitude; Demand control model; Occupational stress; Psychological demand; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORMAL JOB; HUMAN; INFORMAL JOB; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CONTENT QUESTIONNAIRE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WORK; WORKER;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51349098844     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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