Implications of job insecurity perceptions and job insecurity responses for psychological well-being, turnover intentions and reported risk behavior

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 452-459

  Emberland, J S ^a   Rundmo, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Job insecurity; Occupational health; Psychological well being; Risk behavior; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

ADULT POPULATIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; RISK BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOB SATISFACTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; JOB ATTITUDE; JOB INSECURITY; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING;

EID: 76749093023     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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