The importance of mental health to the experience of job strain: An evidence-guided approach to improve retention

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-351

  Andrews, Diane Randall ^a   Wan, Thomas T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Job strain; Professional practice; Propensity to leave

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPENSITY SCORE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPENSITY SCORE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65349117580     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2008.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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