Lower life satisfaction in physicians compared with a general population sample: A 10-year longitudinal, nationwide study of course and predictors

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Tyssen, Reidar ^a   Hem, Erlend ^a   Gude, Tore ^a   Grønvold, Nina T ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a   Vaglum, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Personality; Physicians; Social support; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349086931     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0403-4     Document Type: Article

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