Organizational justice, psychological distress, and stress-related behaviors by occupational class in female Japanese employees

Yumiko Kobayashi; Naoki Kondo

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Organizational justice, psychological distress, and stress-related behaviors by occupational class in female Japanese employees

Yumiko Kobayashi Naoki Kondo

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Published: Apr 11, 2019
Vol/Issue: 14(4)
Pages: e0214393
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Authors

Y

Yumiko Kobayashi

Department of Advanced Medicine, Data Science Division, Data Coordinating Center, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

N

Naoki Kondo

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Award: 18H04071

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Yumiko Kobayashi, Naoki Kondo (2019). Organizational justice, psychological distress, and stress-related behaviors by occupational class in female Japanese employees. PLoS ONE, 14(4), e0214393. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214393

Organizational justice, psychological distress, and stress-related behaviors by occupational class in female Japanese employees

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