Life on the line: Job demands, perceived co-worker support for safety, and hazardous work events

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 482-493

  Turner, Nick ^a   Chmiel, Nik ^b   Hershcovis, M Sandy ^a   Walls, Melanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hazardous work events; Railway; Safety; Social impact theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RAILROADS;

EID: 78549240558     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021004     Document Type: Article

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