Psychosocial factors at work and sickness absence: Results from the French National SUMER Survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 695-708

  Lesuffleur, Thomas ^a,b   Chastang, Jean François ^a,b   Sandret, Nicolas ^c   Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE LOUIS D EPIDÉMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Inspection Medicale du Travail   (France)

Author keywords

France; Job stress; Psychosocial work factors; Workplace violence, sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BULLYING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BULLYING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REWARD; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84899908275     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22317     Document Type: Article

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