The psychometric properties of demand-control and effort-reward imbalance scales among Brazilian nurses

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1163-1172

  Griep, Rosane Härter ^a   Rotenberg, Lucia ^a   Vasconcellos, Ana Glória G ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^b,c   Comaru, Cláudia M ^a   Alves, Márcia Guimarães M ^d  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demand control model; Effort reward imbalance; Reliability; Validity; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMAND CONTROL SUPPORT; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MALE; NURSE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350692125     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0460-3     Document Type: Article

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