Relationship between work strain, need for recovery after work and cumulative cortisol among kindergarten teachers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1053-1059

  Qi, Xingliang ^a   Liu, Yapeng ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Ji, Shuang ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^b   Zhou, Renlai ^c   Deng, Huihua ^a,c  

^a Southeast University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hair cortisol; Job control; Job demands; NFR; Work strain

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REST; SECRETION (PROCESS); SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHINA; FACULTY; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REST; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945457471     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1033-2     Document Type: Article

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