The Thai version of effort-reward imbalance Questionnaire (Thai ERIQ): A study of psychometric properties in garment workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 480-491

  Buapetch, Aporntip ^a   Lagampan, Sunee ^a   Faucett, Julia ^b   Kalampakorn, Surintorn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERIQ); Psychometric properties; Thai garment workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THAILAND; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EFFICIENCY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THAILAND; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749090789     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8017     Document Type: Article

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