Relational demography in the workplace and health: An analysis of gender and the subordinate-superordinate role-set

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-300

  Schieman, Scott ^a   Mcmullen, Taralyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54049103223     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650804900304     Document Type: Article

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