Stress, strain, and health outcomes of occupational drivers: An application of the effort reward imbalance model on Taiwanese public transport drivers

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-107

  Chung, Yi Shih ^a   Wu, Hui Ling ^b  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout levels; Cardiovascular disease symptoms; Occupational drivers; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; HEALTH; JOB SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BURNOUT LEVELS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS; OCCUPATIONAL DRIVERS; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84876703938     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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