Psychosocial work environment and depressive symptoms among US workers: Comparing working poor and working non-poor

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 628-635

  Simmons, Leigh Ann ^a   Swanberg, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Depressive symptoms; Flexibility; Psychosocial job characteristics; United States; Working poor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68349099989     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0479-x     Document Type: Article

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