Occupational stress and strain of female students: Results of physiological, behavioral, and psychological monitoring

Biological Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-391

  Myrtek, Michael ^a   Weber, Doris ^a   Brügner, Georg ^a   Müller, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Heart rate; Holter monitoring; Physical activity; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL STRESS; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030028332     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0511(95)05168-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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