Perceived occupational stress, affective, and physical well-being among telecommunication employees in Greece

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1075-1081

  Lazuras, Lambros ^a   Rodafinos, Angelos ^a   Matsiggos, Georgios ^b   Stamatoulakis, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b National Telecommunications Company of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Interaction; Multiple mediators; Negative affectivity; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYMPTOM; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFFECT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61649104294     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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