Psychosocial work environment and mental health among construction workers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 748-755

  Boschman, J S ^a   van der Molen, H F ^a,b   Sluiter, J K ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Arbouw   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; Construction industry; Psychosocial factors; Work environment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; SURVEYS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL DISORDERS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING WORKER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DUTCH QUESTIONNAIRE; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84878942171     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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