Work environment and job satisfaction - A psychometric evaluation of the Working Environment Scale-10

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 576-580

  Rossberg J I ^a   Eiring, O ^a   Friis, S ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Satisfaction; Staff members; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEASUREMENT; NERVOUSNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 5744247202     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0791-z     Document Type: Article

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