The effects of extended working hours on health and social well-being - Acomparative analysis of four independent samples

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1124-1134

  Wirtz, Anna ^a   Nachreiner, Friedhelm ^a  

^a GAWO Gesellschaft für Arbeits Wirtschafts und Rganisationspsychologische Forschung E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health impairments; Long working hours; Shiftwork; Structural equation modeling; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 77954846111     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.490099     Document Type: Article

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