Types of employment and their associations with work characteristics and health in Swedish women and men

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-190

  Samuelsson, Osa ^a   Houkes, Inge ^b   Verdonk, Petra ^c   Hammarström, Anne ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; gender; job control; job demands; self reported health; social support; type of employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84858036024     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811435498     Document Type: Article

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