Is work engagement related to work ability beyond working conditions and lifestyle factors?

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 915-925

  Airila, Auli ^a,b   Hakanen, Jari ^b   Punakallio, Anne ^b   Lusa, Sirpa ^b   Luukkonen, Ritva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Firefighters; Job demands; Job resources; Lifestyle factors; Work ability; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84867580057     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0732-1     Document Type: Article

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