'Pushing oneself too hard': Performance-based self-esteem as a predictor of sickness presenteeism among young adult women and men-a cohort study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-609

  Löve, Jesper ^a   Grimby Ekman, Anna ^a   Eklöf, Mats ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^a   Dellve, Lotta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM; SWEDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SICK LEAVE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954030041     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181dce181     Document Type: Article

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