A longitudinal study of the relationship between work engagement and symptoms of anxiety and depression

Stress and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Innstrand, Siw Tone ^a   Langballe, Ellen Melbye ^b   Falkum, Erik ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

anxiety; conservation of resources (COR) theory; cross lagged SEM analyses; depression; unmeasured third variables; work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES THEORY; DEPRESSION; DRIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWYER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 25; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TEACHER; WORK; WORK ENGAGEMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK;

EID: 84856109473     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1395     Document Type: Review

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