Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2005
Employee worktime control moderates the effects of job strain and effort-reward imbalance on sickness absence: the 10-town study.
To examine whether the effects of work stress on sickness absence vary by the level of control the employees have over their working times. ⋯ Good control over working times reduces the adverse effect of work stress on sickness absence especially among female employees.
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2005
ReviewAssessment of publication bias in meta-analyses of cardiovascular diseases.
To examine variables related with publication bias assessment in a sample of systematic reviews with meta-analysis on cardiovascular diseases. ⋯ The frequency of assessment of publication bias in meta-analysis is still very low, although it has improved with time. It is more frequent in meta-analyses on observational studies and it is related to other methodological characteristics of reviews.
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2005
Changes in the circumstances of young mothers in Britain: 1990 to 2000.
To assess changes between 1990 and 2000 in the circumstances of women who became mothers before the age of 18. ⋯ Motherhood before the age of 18 continues to be related to a variety of adverse circumstances in adult life, including lack of educational attainment, not being in education/work or training, lone parenthood, and a reduced likelihood of home ownership. There is little evidence of improvement in the circumstances of young mothers between 1990 and 2000 despite improvements in life chances among young women in general.
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2005
Are intrinsic motivational factors of work associated with functional incapacity similarly regardless of the country?
Many psychosocial models of wellbeing at work emphasise the role of intrinsic motivational factors such as job autonomy, job complexity, and innovativeness. However, little is known about whether the employees of multinational enterprises differ from country to country with regard to intrinsic motivational factors, and whether these factors are associated with wellbeing similarly in the different countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the level of intrinsic motivational factors and their impact on functional incapacity in different countries in a multinational corporation. ⋯ The level of intrinsic motivational factors varied between the Chinese employees and those in other countries. In line with theoretical notions, the relation between intrinsic motivational factors of work and functional incapacity followed a similar pattern in the different countries. However, these country specific results show that a culture specific approach to employee wellbeing should also be applied.