The impact of attachment insecurity and sleep disturbance on symptoms and sick days in hospital-based health-care workers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-17

  Maunder, Robert G ^a   Hunter, Jonathan J ^a   Lancee, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Attachment insecurity; Physical symptoms; Sleep quality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 78650555079     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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