Disentangling the Indirect Links Between Socioeconomic Status and Health: The Dynamic Roles of Work Stressors and Personal Control

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1466-1478

  Christie, Amy M ^a   Barling, Julian ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

health; personal control; SES; work stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72249098720     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016847     Document Type: Article

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