It takes two to tango: Personal and organizational resilience as predictors of strain and cardiovascular disease risk in a work sample

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-238

  Ferris, Patricia A ^a   Kline, Theresa J ^a   Sinclair, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial strain; Cardiovascular disease; CVD sex differences; Personal resilience; Psychosocial job characteristics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 24644465003     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.3.225     Document Type: Article

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