Effects of organizational justice on depressive symptoms and sickness absence: A longitudinal perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1609-1617

  Ybema, Jan F ^a   van den Bos, Kees ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Netherlands; Organizational justice; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; PERCEPTION; SYMPTOM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77951652634     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.027     Document Type: Article

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