Association Between Well‐Being and Occupational Class in Small Businesses in the Rural United States.
Purpose: To examine the possible differences in psychological distress, depressive symptoms, level of stress, productivity, and anxiety among employees in blue‐collar and white‐collar occupational settings of small businesses in rural areas of the United States. Methods: Cross‐sectional surveys were...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Rural Health Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Spring2026
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