Prevalence and occupational predictors of psychological distress in the offshore petroleum industry: A prospective study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 875-885

  Nielsen, Morten Birkeland ^a   Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen ^b   Matthiesen, Stig Berge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bullying; Leadership; Mental health; Prospective; Workplace stress

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SEA; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULLYING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCEANS AND SEAS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PETROLEUM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887130796     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0825-x     Document Type: Article

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