Workplace - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers.

29 Sep 2009 This study examined the relationship between routine work environment stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a sample of police officers (N = 180) who were first assessed during academy training and reassessed 1-year later. In a ... Read more...

Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses.

30 Aug 2009 As all nurses are aware, healthcare is experiencing a time of great change. This change can lead to stress, nurse vacancy rates, and burnout. However, the effects of stress can be mitigated by personal hardiness. This article presents an overview of ... Read more...

The Japanese value of harmony and nursing ethics.

30 Aug 2009 Harmony is one of the most fundamental Japanese values. It is derived from Confucianism and encompasses a state of mind, an action process and outcomes of the action. This article draws on research data and discusses Japanese nurses' perceptions of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Workplace - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. 29 Sep 2009
• [Neuroenhancement: doping for the brain] 27 Sep 2009
• Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses. 30 Aug 2009
• Sticky fingers: dealing with employee theft. 30 Aug 2009
• The Japanese value of harmony and nursing ethics. 30 Aug 2009
• Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate. 30 Aug 2009
• Workplace bullying and sleep disturbances: findings from a large scale cross-sectional survey in the French working population. 30 Aug 2009
• Losing sleep over work? Does it matter? 30 Aug 2009
• Games at work: the recreational use of computer games during working hours. 30 Jul 2009
• Cyberbullying: the new face of workplace bullying? 30 Jul 2009
• Horizontal violence. 30 Jul 2009
• [Doping in the workplace - no longer a taboo subject. Deutschen Angestellten Karnkenkasse health report 2009 ] 30 Jul 2009
• The mediating role of job involvement in the relationship between job characteristics and organizational citizenship behavior. 30 Jul 2009
• The development and pilot testing of an instrument to measure nurses' working environment: the Nursing Context Index. 25 Jul 2009
• Job strain in physical therapists. 14 Jul 2009
• Process and factors influencing Italian nurse graduates' first choice of employment: a descriptive study. 29 Jun 2009
• The impact of the work conditions of allied health professionals on satisfaction, commitment and psychological distress. 29 Jun 2009
• Determination of appropriate sampling time for job stress assessment: the salivary chromogranin A and cortisol in adult females. 29 Jun 2009
• Empowerment, engagement and perceived effectiveness in nursing work environments: does experience matter? 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Workplace'

Definition: Place or physical location of work or employment.

Descriptor UI: D017132

Alternative terms: Workplace; Workplaces; Work Location; Location, Work; Locations, Work; Work Locations; Work-Site; Work Site; Work-Sites; Work Place; Place, Work; Places, Work; Work Places; Job Site; Job Sites; Site, Job; Sites, Job; Worksite; Worksites;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; psychology; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: N01.824.245.925; N04.452.677.975;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: NIM; coord with specific industry or occupation (IM) or specific milieu (as clinic, laboratory, hosp, school, etc.) (IM)