Job stressors in naval personnel serving on ships and in personnel serving ashore over a twelve month period

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 710-718

  Bridger, R S ^a   Brasher, K ^a   Dew, A ^a   Kilminster, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maritime ergonomics; Occupational stress; Psychological strain; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; LINEAR REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHIPS;

LIFE EVENTS; LIVING CONDITIONS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NAVAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

SURVEYS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; NAVY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIVACY; SHIP; SOLDIER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79953726713     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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