Abstract
the relationship between personal work characteristics
and general mental health and also to contribute to
validity data on the Apollo Profile.
Method~ - A battery of tests, including the t2-item
General Health Questionnaire and the ApoIlo Profile,
was given to 98 adult participants (60 female & 38
male) currently in full-time employment. A
discriminant function analysis was conducted to
determine whether the Apollo Profile cbaracteristics
could successfully disctiminate between two mental
health groups.
Results - The results indicated that of the 34 personal
work characerlstics, preferences and attitudes
assessed by the Apollo Profile, eleven significantly
differentiated between the two mental health groups.
A canonical correlation of .69 and a significant effect
size of .48 were obtained.
Conclusions - Strong relationships between personal
work characteristics and mental health were identified
in this study.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of 42nd annual conference |
Subtitle of host publication | Psychology making an impact |
Editors | Kate Moore |
Publisher | The Australian Psychological Society Ltd |
Pages | 93-97 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780909881337 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | Australian Psychological Society's (APS) Annual Conference - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 25 Sept 2007 → 29 Sept 2007 https://www.psychology.org.au/publications/conferences/ |
Conference
Conference | Australian Psychological Society's (APS) Annual Conference |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 25/09/07 → 29/09/07 |
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