The inconsistent mediating effects of psychosocial work characteristics on the education-health relationship

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1539-1546

  Qiu, Hanyao ^a   Bures, Regina ^a   Shehan, Constance L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Education; Health; Psychosocial work demands; Psychosocial work resources; Stress; USA

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864621276     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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