Psychosocial working conditions and depressive symptoms among Swedish employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 951-960

  Magnusson Hanson, Linda L ^a   Theorell, Töres ^a   Oxenstierna, Gabriel ^a   Westerlund, Hugo ^a   Bech, Per ^b   Rugulies, Reiner ^c   Burr, Hermann ^c   Hyde, Martin ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Decision authority; Demands; Depression; Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68449090146     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0406-9     Document Type: Article

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