Validation of alternative formulations of job strain

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-13

  Courvoisier, Delphine S ^a,b   Perneger, Thomas V ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Job Content Questionnaire; Job strain; Karasek

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWITZERLAND; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77952318723     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L9084     Document Type: Article

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