The mediating role of psychological capital on the association between occupational stress and depressive symptoms among Chinese physicians: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Li ^a   Chang, Ying ^a   Fu, Jialiang ^a   Wang, Jiana ^a   Wang, Lie ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84862173138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-219     Document Type: Article

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