Working hours and depressive symptomatology among full-time employees: Results from the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2009)

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 515-520

  Kim, Inah ^a   Kim, Hyun Joo ^b   Lim, Sinye ^c   Lee, Mira ^d   Bahk, Jinwook ^e   June, Kyung Ja ^f   Kim, Soyeon ^e   Chang, Won Joon ^g  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Humanism   (United States)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^g Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Depression; Korea; Mental disorder; Mental health; Mental illness; Workhour; Worktime

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

KOREA;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883438868     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3356     Document Type: Article

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