Coping with critical life events and lack of control - The exertion of control

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1027-1032

  Theorell, Töres ^a,b   Westerlund, Hugo ^a,b   Alfredsson, Lars ^b   Oxenstierna, Gabriel ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Hypertension; Lipoprotin A1; Sick leave; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROL STRATEGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LIFE EVENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 22144483824     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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