Work characteristics and personal social support as determinants of subjective well-being

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Stansfeld, Stephen A ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^b   Head, Jenny ^b   Fuhrer, Rebecca ^c   Kivimaki, Mika ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84894134006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081115     Document Type: Article

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