Work stress, support, and mental health in construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 650-658

  Love, Peter E D ^a   Edwards, David J ^b   Irani, Zahir ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Construction; Mental health; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; CONTRACTING ORGANIZATIONS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SELF-STRESSES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK STRESS; WORK SUPPORT;

SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

EID: 77952913423     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000165     Document Type: Article

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