| Document ID (ISN) | 112240 |
| CIS number |
11-0819 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Horton R.A., Lipscomb H.J. |
| Title |
Depressive symptoms in women working in a poultry-processing plant: A longitudinal analysis |
| Bibliographic information |
2011, Vol.54, p.791-799.45 ref. |
| Internet access |
Depressive_symptoms.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Longitudinal data were collected on 223 women who worked in two poultry-processing plants in North Carolina, USA. Effects on depressive symptoms of demographic variables, work tenure at baseline, musculoskeletal pain, psychosocial job characteristics, coping style and health-related quality of life were examined using mixed models. Psychosocial job characteristics were not associated with depressive symptoms as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) in this cohort of workers. CES-D scores decreased with increasing work tenure at the plant, which suggests a healthy worker survivor effect. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
North Carolina; depressive neurosis; women; poultry farming; meat industry; risk factors; frequency rates |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; state of health; musculoskeletal diseases; work posture; psychology of work organization; job dissatisfaction; length of service; questionnaire survey; healthy worker effect |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Food industry
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