Does distraction facilitate problem-focused coping with job stress? A 1 year longitudinal study

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 423-434

  Shimazu, Akihito ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distraction; Longitudinal study; Performance; Problem focused coping; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34547640853     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9109-4     Document Type: Article

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