Frequency of bullying at work, physiological response, and mental health

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Hansen, Åse Marie ^a,b   Hogh, Annie ^a,b   Persson, Roger ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cortisol level; Depressive symptoms; Mental health; Stress symptoms

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BULLYING; COGNITION; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AGGRESSION; BULLYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78650543161     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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