Stress, Cognitive Appraisal and Psychological Health: Testing Instruments for Health Professionals

Stress and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 167-172

  Gomes, A Rui ^a   Teixeira, Pedro M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

cognitive appraisal; health; nurses; occupational stress

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STRESS; ADULT; DEVICES; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901384334     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2583     Document Type: Article

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