Psychosocial job quality and mental health among young workers: A fixed-effects regression analysis using 13 waves of annual data

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 50-58

  Milner, Allison ^a   Krnjacki, Lauren ^b   LaMontagne, Anthony D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Mental ill health; Mental well being; Psychosocial working condition

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85013839787     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3608     Document Type: Article

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