Job stress in the law enforcement sector: Comparing the linear, non-linear and interaction effects of working conditions

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-120

  Noblet, Andrew ^a   Rodwell, John ^a   Allisey, Amanda ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job stress; Law enforcement; Organizational commitment; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POLICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67650681856     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1227     Document Type: Article

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