Job stress across gender: The importance of emotional and intellectual demands and social support in women

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 375-389

  Rivera Torres, Pilar ^a   Araque Padilla, Rafael Angel ^b   Montero Simó, María José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; Job demands control support model; Job strain; Multi sample analysis; Structural equation modelling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; MODELING; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84873878422     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010375     Document Type: Article

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