Psychosocial job adversity and health in Australia: Analysis of data from the HILDA Survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 564-571

  Butterworth, Peter ^a   Leach, Liana S ^a   Rodgers, Bryan ^a   Broom, Dorothy H ^b   Olesen, Sarah C ^a   Strazdins, Lyndall ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental health; Physical health; Psychosocial job quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856004549     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00771.x     Document Type: Review

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