Correlates of depressive symptoms among workers in small- and medium-scale manufacturing enterprises in Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-37

  Ikeda, Tomoko ^a   Nakata, Akinori ^b   Takahashi, Masaya ^c   Hojou, Minoru ^d   Haratani, Takashi ^c   Nishikido, Noriko ^d   Kamibeppu, Kiyoko ^e  

^a IBARAKI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^d TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Healthy workplace climate; Japan; Job stress; Small and medium scale enterprises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 65549147791     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L7012     Document Type: Article

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