Changes in psychosocial work environment and depressive symptoms: A prospective study in junior physicians

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1414-1422

  Li, Jian ^a   Weigl, Matthias ^b   Glaser, Jürgen ^c   Petru, Raluca ^b   Siegrist, Johannes ^a   Angerer, Peter ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Changes; Depression; Effort reward imbalance; Junior physicians; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHANGES; DEPRESSION; EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JUNIOR PHYSICIANS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

CHANGES; DEPRESSION; EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE; JUNIOR PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84887245994     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22246     Document Type: Article

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