PURPOSE The present study sought to assess the impact of telephone call center employees' working conditions on health by identifying at-risk employment situations. METHODS A transversal study was performed in companies followed by 47 occupational physicians taking part (working conditions have been previously described). A self-administered medical questionnaire was used to collect data on a...

objective: the aim of this paper is to investigate whether the combination of paid employment promotes or challenges the quality of life of married employed and unemployed women in iran. method: the samples consisted of 250 married employed women (175 professionals and 75 non-professionals) and 250 married unemployed. stratified convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of the s...

Contemporary Western society has grown to accept and expect fathers’ involvement in the antenatal period and birthing process of their offspring. Fathers are also recognised to share domestic responsibilities, which encompass taking on an active role in caring for and the upbringing of their children [5,7]. Of the limited research centred on fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy, it has b...

II has long been known that persons in socially disadvantaged statuses are particularly likely to exhibit symptoms of psychological distress. Why this is so remains the subject of controversy. This paper sheds some light on the controversy by analyzing survey data on stress, social status, and psychological distress. Two components of the status-distress relationship are isolated empirically: (...

supervisors have critical role in the provision of support in workplace. the present study examined degree of perceived supervisor support related to experienced physical symptoms and psychological distress among employees of isfahan steel company, isfahan, iran. the sample included of 189 employees of the company in 2011 who completed questionnaires about supervisor support, physical symptoms ...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that social integration may have a positive as well as a negative effect on the mental health of immigrants, depending on the social circumstances. AIMS OF THE STUDY To investigate the relationship between social integration and psychological distress in immigrants in Oslo, Norway, with focus on gender differences. METHODS The study was based on data from a com...