Does conflict between home and work explain the effect of multiple roles on mental health? A comparative study of Finland, Japan, and the UK

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 884-893

  Chandola, Tarani ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a,b   Bartley, Mel ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^b   Marmot, Michael ^a   Michikazu, Sekine ^c   Nasermoaddeli, Ali ^c   Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative; Gender; Mental health; Psychosocial; Role conflict; Role strain; SF 36

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH IMPACT; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOME; HUMAN; JAPAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JAPAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ROLE; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ASIA; ENGLAND; ETELA-SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; FINLAND; HELSINKI; JAPAN; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4644285147     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh155     Document Type: Article

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