Open AccessEffort–Reward Imbalance and its Association with Health among Pluckers in a Tea Plantation in South India
Author(s) -
Chitra Tomy,
Naveen Ramesh,
Farah Naaz Fathima,
Rodney L D'cunha,
Kote A Chakravathi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_141_17
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , environmental health , traditional medicine , medicine , geography , psychology , psychotherapist
Work-related stress is associated with cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, psychological ailments, and work-related injuries. Imbalance between high effort and low reward at work can lead to work stress among plantation workers.