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ID (ISN) del documento109235
Número CIS 09-239
ISSN - Título de la serie 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Bradley J.W.
Título Comparing the Job Strain and Job Demand-Control-Support models in direct-care disability workers: Support for support
Información bibliográfica Mar. 2008, Vol.50, No.3, p.316-323. Illus. 40 ref.
Resumen This study evaluated the relationship of physiological indices of stress (cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin A) to the job strain and the job demand-control-support models. A sample of 98 direct-care disability workers completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Job Content Questionnaire. In addition, participants' morning saliva samples were analyzed for cortisol and immunoglobulin A concentration levels. The job strain and job demand-control-support models were tested using structural equation modelling. The job demand-control-support model successfully fitted with the data and was able to predict physiological outcomes; the job strain model did not. Salivary immunoglobulin A levels were predicted more successfully than the cortisol levels.
Descriptores (primarios) Australia; psicología y organización del trabajo; factores de estrés; personal de los servicios de salud; investigaciones sobre el estrés
Descriptores (secundarios) apreciación subjetiva; inmunoglobulinas; dosificación en la saliva; predicción; encuesta por cuestionario; valoración estadística; modelos matemáticos; hormonogénesis
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaAustralia
Tema(s) Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
Broad subject area(s) Estrés, factores sicosociales
Navegación por categoria(s) Health care services
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Mental stress and burnout