Intragroup and intergroup conflict at work, psychological distress, and work engagement in a sample of employees in Japan

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 640-648

  Tsuno, Kanami ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a   Inoue, Akiomi ^a   Ishizaki, Masao ^b   Tabata, Masaji ^c   Tsuchiya, Masao ^a   Akiyama, Miki ^a,d   Kitazume, Akiko ^a   Kuroda, Mitsuyo ^a   Shimazu, Akihito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ishikawa Health Service Association   (Japan)

^d TOKYO HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Depressive symptoms; Gender difference; Interpersonal relations; Job stress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75149186149     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.640     Document Type: Article

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