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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > job strain and health
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job strain and health  

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  • Job strain results when work is organized in a way that allows workers little job decision latitude and requires high levels of psychological job demands. The interaction of job decision latitude and psychological job demands to create job strain is figuratively depicted as a cross-tabulation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Job Strain and Health]

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