Adverse effects of effort-reward imbalance on work ability: Longitudinal findings from the German Sociomedical Panel of Employees

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 797-805

  Bethge, Matthias ^a   Radoschewski, Friedrich Michael ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Effort reward imbalance; Mental health; Physical functioning; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; WORK CAPACITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84869180641     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0304-2     Document Type: Article

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