Work-family conflicts and health behaviors among British, Finnish, and Japanese employees

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-142

  Lallukka, T ^a   Chandola, T ^b   Roos, E ^a,c   Cable, N ^b   Sekine, M ^d   Kagamimori, S ^d   Tatsuse, T ^d   Marmot, M ^b   Lahelma, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Food habits; International; Physical inactivity; Smoking; Work family conflicts

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954656359     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-009-9050-8     Document Type: Article

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