Employment trajectories and changes in sense of coherence

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-298

  Liukkonen, Virpi ^a   Virtanen, Pekka ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^b,c   Suominen, Sakari ^b   Sillanmäki, Lauri ^d   Koskenvuo, Markku ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c 3 Finnish Institute of Occupational Health   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career; Employment status; Follow up study; Sense of coherence; Temporary Employment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTRACT; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMERCE; CONTRACTS; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952900314     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp171     Document Type: Article

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