Mental distress among shift workers in Norwegian offshore petroleum industry - Relative influence of individual and psychosocial work factors

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 551-555

  Ljoså, Cathrine Haugene ^a   Tyssen, Reidar ^b   Lau, Bjørn ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental disorder; Mental health; Neuroticism; Night work; Shift work locus of control; Shift work home interference

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; GENDER; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHIFT WORKER; VARIANCE; AGE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; GENDER; HOME; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 5; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NIGHT WORK; NORWEGIAN (PEOPLE); OUTCOME VARIABLE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PETROLEUM;

NORWAY;

PETROLEUM;

EID: 80155193307     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3191     Document Type: Article

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