Is there a relationship between major depression and both objectively assessed and perceived demands and control?

Work and Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-106

  Rau, Renate ^a   Morling, Katja ^a   Rösler, Ulrike ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Job control; Job demands; Objective ratings; Work characteristics; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951050240     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678371003661164     Document Type: Article

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