Physical and psychosocial work stressors, health-related control beliefs and work ability: Cross-sectional wndings from the german sociomedical panel of employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-250

  Bethge, Matthias ^a   Radoschewski, F M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control beliefs; Demand control; Effort reward imbalance; Moderator; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951630756     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0442-5     Document Type: Article

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