Insecurity and shiftwork as characteristics of negative work environment: Psychosocial and behavioural mediators

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1080-1091

  Elovainio, Marko ^a,b   Kuusio, Hannamaria ^c   Aalto, Anna Mari ^c   Sinervo, Timo ^c   Heponiemi, Tarja ^c  

^a Marko Elovainio PhD Research Professor Institute for Health and Welfare   (Finland)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavioural mediators; Job insecurity; Negative work environment; Nursing; Psychosocial mediators; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953060869     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05265.x     Document Type: Article

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