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Dorothy Broom
Researcher at Australian National University
Publications - 92
Citations - 4629
Dorothy Broom is an academic researcher from Australian National University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 92 publications receiving 4316 citations.
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Unsociable Work? Nonstandard Work Schedules, Family Relationships, and Children’s Well‐Being
TL;DR: The authors found that parents working non-standard schedules reported worse family functioning, more depressive symptoms, and less effective parenting, and their children were also more likely to have social and emotional difficulties.
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The psychosocial quality of work determines whether employment has benefits for mental health: results from a longitudinal national household panel survey
Peter Butterworth,Liana S. Leach,Lyndall Strazdins,Sarah C Olesen,Bryan Rodgers,Dorothy Broom +5 more
TL;DR: Overall, unemployed respondents had poorer mental health than those who were employed, however the mental health of those who was unemployed was comparable or superior to those in jobs of the poorest psychosocial quality.
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Controlling diabetes, controlling diabetics: moral language in the management of diabetes type 2.
Dorothy Broom,Andrea Whittaker +1 more
TL;DR: Interviews with people living with diabetes type 2 show how identity and social relationships are negotiated through what is often a contradictory language of control, surveillance, discipline and responsibility.
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Work and health in a contemporary society: demands, control, and insecurity
TL;DR: In this relatively privileged socioeconomic group, insecure employment and high job strain showed independent, consistent, and strong associations with physical and mental health.
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Does gender modify associations between self rated health and the social and economic characteristics of local environments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether area level socioeconomic disadvantage and social capital have different relations with women's and men's self-rated health and found that women may benefit more than men from higher levels of area social capital.