Health effects on leaders and co-workers of an art-based leadership development program

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-87

  Romanowska, Julia ^a,b   Larsson, Gerry ^c   Eriksson, Maria ^b   Wikström, Britt Maj ^a,d   Westerlund, Hugo ^b   Theorell, Töres ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^d OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cortisol; culture; DHEA s; Leadership; Leadership education; management; Psychosocial stress; Randomized controlled study; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; WRITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AROUSAL; ART; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CURRICULUM; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SEASONS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 78650664557     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321557     Document Type: Article

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