Cognitive task demands, self-control demands and the mental well-being of office workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 830-839

  Bridger, Robert S ^a   Brasher, Kate ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive task demands; Cognitive TLX; NASA TLX; Office design; Privacy; Self control demands

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE TASK; COGNITIVE TLX; NASA TLX; OFFICE DESIGN; SELF-CONTROL DEMANDS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; DATA PRIVACY; LINEAR REGRESSION; NASA; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COGNITION; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80053127386     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.596948     Document Type: Article

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