Investigating the associations among overtime work, health behaviors, and health: A longitudinal study among full-time employees

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 352-360

  Taris, Toon W ^a,b   Ybema, Jan Fekke ^c   Beckers, Debby G J ^b   Verheijden, Marieke W ^c   Geurts, Sabine A E ^b   Kompier, Michiel A J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Health risk behavior; Overtime

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857059557     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9103-z     Document Type: Article

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