Sense of coherence and health: Evidence from two cross-lagged longitudinal samples

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 583-597

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Feldt, Taru ^b   Vahtera, Jussi ^c   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employee health; Physical symptoms; Predictive validity; Psychological distress; Sense of coherence; Sickness absences; Stability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PERSONALITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY;

EID: 0034142694     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00326-3     Document Type: Article

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