Psychosocial working conditions and active leisure-time physical activity in middle-aged us workers

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-253

  Choi, Bongkyoo ^a   Schnall, Peter L ^a   Yang, Haiou ^a   Dobson, Marnie ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^b   Israel, Leslie ^a   Karasek, Robert ^c,d   Baker, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Education; Job control; Job demands; MIDUS; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951658788     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-010-0029-0     Document Type: Article

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