Workplace bullying and mental distress - A prospective study of Norwegian employees

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-287

  Finne, Live Bakke ^a,b   Knardahl, Stein ^a   Lau, Bjørn ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Harassment; Longitudinal; Norway; Occupational; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EMPLOYMENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LINEARITY; LOGISTICS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NORWEGIAN (PEOPLE); PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

NORWAY;

EID: 79960046941     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3156     Document Type: Article

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