Effects of occupational stress, job characteristics, coping, and attributional style on the mental health and job satisfaction of university employees

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-78

  Mark, George ^a   Smith, Andrew P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety and depression; coping and attributional style; job characteristics; job satisfaction; stress; university staff

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; WORK; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNIVERSITIES; WORK; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84859071947     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2010.548088     Document Type: Article

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