Sexual Harassment and Health Among Male and Female Police Officers

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-401

  de Haas, Stans ^a   Timmerman, Greetje ^b   Höing, Mechtild ^a  

^a Rutgers Nisso Group   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

gender; health; police; sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 70350443415     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017046     Document Type: Article

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