Physical activity, job demand-control, perceived stress-energy, and salivary Cortisol in white-collar workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-153

  Hansen, Ase Marie ^a,b   Blangsted, Anne Katrine ^a   Hansen, Ernst Albin ^c   Søgaard, Karen ^a,d   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Perceived energy; Perceived stress; Physical activity; White collar workers

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE MANAGEMENT; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 77952298783     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0440-7     Document Type: Article

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