Exposure to negative acts at work, psychological stress reactions and physiological stress response

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-52

  Hogh, Annie ^a   Hansen, Åse M ^a,b   Mikkelsen, Eva G ^c   Persson, Roger ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c CRECEA ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying behaviour; Conflicts at work; Cortisol level; Negative acts; Physiological stress response; Psychological stress reaction; Social isolation; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NEGATIVE ACT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; THOUGHT DISORDER; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84862200116     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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