Psychometric properties of the UK and Italian Versions of the HSE stress indicator tool

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Toderi, Stefano ^a   Balducci, Cristian ^a   Edwards, Julian A ^b   Sarchielli, Guido ^a   Broccoli, Marco ^c   Mancini, Gianpiero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSL Ravenna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crosscultural validation; HSE indicator tool; Measurement equivalence; Psychosocial risks; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874257706     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000122     Document Type: Article

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