Effects of perceived job insecurity on perceived anxiety and depression in nurses

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 613-619

  Boya, Fatma Özyaman ^a   Demiral, Yücel ^b   Ergör, Alp ^b   Akvardar, Yildiz ^b   De Witte, Hans ^c  

^a Konak Health District   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depression; Nurse; Perceived anxiety; Perceived job insecurity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB INSECURITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRIVATE SECTOR; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849097139     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.613     Document Type: Article

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