Work stress and depression: The direct and moderating effects of informal social support and coping

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-443

  Chen, Wei Qing ^a   Siu, Oi Ling ^b   Lu, Jia Fang ^b   Cooper, Cary L ^c   Phillips, David R ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese; Coping strategies; Depression; Informal social support; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 72149118222     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1263     Document Type: Article

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