Burnout among public servants after the great east Japan earthquake: Decomposing the construct aftermath of disaster

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 156-164

  Suzuki, Yuriko ^a   Fukasawa, Maiko ^a   Obara, Akiko ^b   Kim, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Miyagi Mental Health and Welfare Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Administrative personnel; Burnout; Disasters; Relief work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; DISASTER VICTIM; EARTHQUAKE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER VICTIMS; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOUSING; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016244972     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.16-0263-OA     Document Type: Article

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