Effects of a worksite stress management training program with six short-hour sessions: A controlled trial among Japanese employees

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-302

  Umanodan, Rino ^a,b   Kobayashi, Yuka ^b   Nakamura, Mai ^c   Kitaoka Higashiguchi, Kazuyo ^d   Kawakami, Norito ^b   Shimazu, Akihito ^b  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JFE STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multi component stress management training; Occupational stress; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 72549116198     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8055     Document Type: Article

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