Perceived Job Insecurity, Job Predictability, Personality, and Health
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 1 February 2008
Bjørn Lau, Stein Knardahl
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Job insecurity is associated with health; this association is strongest for mental distress and self-reported health, and weaker for back-pain.
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Job insecurity is associated with health; this association is strongest for mental distress and self-reported health, and weaker for back-pain.
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