Influence of occupational stress on the mental health of Ghanaian professional women

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 876-887

  Sackey, Jocelyn ^a   Sanda, Mohammed Aminu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH OUTCOMES; HIGH PRICE; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS; SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING; STRESS INDICATORS; STRESS SCALE; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORK-RELATED; WORK-RELATED STRESS;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MANAGERS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68549086987     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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