Psychosocial factors at work, long work hours, and obesity: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-258

  Solovieva, Svetlana ^a   Lallukka, Tea ^a   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effort reward imbalance; Job control; Job demand; Job insecurity; Job strain; Overtime; Overweight; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; EMPLOYMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT;

BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84877134630     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3364     Document Type: Review

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