Illegitimate tasks associated with higher cortisol levels among male employees when subjective health is relatively low: An intra-individual analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-318

  Kottwitz, Maria U ^a   Meier, Laurenz L ^a   Jacobshagen, Nicola ^a   Kälin, Wolfgang ^a   Elfering, Achim ^a   Hennig, Jürgen ^b   Semmer, Norbert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interaction; Multilevel modeling; Psychophysiology; Within person design; Work stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

BIOINDICATOR; DATA SET; HORMONE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; VULNERABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPLOYEE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STRESS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877125918     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3334     Document Type: Article

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