Is cultural activity at work related to mental health in employees?

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-288

  Theorell, Töres ^a,b   Osika, Walter ^a   Leineweber, Constanze ^a   Hanson, Linda L Magnusson ^a   Horwitz, Eva Bojner ^c   Westerlund, Hugo ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural activity; Depression; Emotional exhaustion; Self rated health; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ART; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ART; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876282055     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0762-8     Document Type: Article

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