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- Anderzén, Ingrid, 1952-, et al.
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Psychophylogcal reactions during the first year of a foreign assignment: result from a controlled longitudinal study.
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Ingår i: Work & Stress. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0267-8373 .- 1464-5335. ; 11, s. 304-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous studies reveal that employees are exposed to several potential stressors during foreign assignments. This prospective multidisciplinary study followed managers (expatriate group) before and during their first year of an international work assignment. Concurrently, a matched reference group that did not relocate was observed. The secretion of the stress-sensitive hormone prolactin increased in the expatriate group during the first year abroad, compared to the reference group. Selfesteem, family relations, language skills, decreased internal locus of control and job promotion explained 32% of the variance in serum prolactin levels. Lower self-esteem and sense of coherence was related to increased serum prolactin. Increased working hours were associated with decreased work satisfaction. Job promotion was not related to work satisfaction. Mental well-being decreased in the expatriate group, compared to the reference group. Individual factors such as a strong sense of coherence and social provision attenuated decreases in mental well-being. A significant increase in cigarette and alcohol consumption was found in the expatriate group during the first year abroad. This study indicates that there are important psychosocial determinants influencing psychophysiological response patterns in expatriates. The present results put into question the generalizability of the ‘culture shock’ syndrome. The results have practical implications for guiding expatriates on time-limited assignments.
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- Johansson Hanse, Jan, 1954, et al.
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Sense of Coherence and Ill Health Among the Unemployed and Re-employed After Closure of an Assembly Plant
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Ingår i: Work and Stress. - 0267-8373 .- 1464-5335. ; 13:3, s. 204-222
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between employment status, ill health and sense of coherence (SOC). A cross-sectional sample of the former workers at the closed down Volvo Kalmar plant in Sweden was used. A questionnaire was mailed to all identified subjects 2 years after the closure of the plant. Responses were obtained from 344 persons, of whom 173were re-employed and 92were unemployed. They answered the questionnaire anonymously on background variables, SOC and ill health (physical and psychological symptoms). A notable difference was found between the re-employed and unemployed, where the unemployed reported symptoms significantly more often as well as a significantly weaker SOC. The main finding in a four-cell model indicated that unemployment had a rather low impact on symptoms in the presence of a strong SOC. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed with simultaneous analysis of the unemployed and reemployed. The SEM analysis indicated that SOC seemed to have a greater impact on psychological symptoms among unemployed compared with re-employed persons. However, it should be noted that the present study does not allow for the determination of cause-effect relationships. A comment: This publication is authored together with a senior research competency within psychology with whom Engström have had long time cooperation procedures.
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- THEORELL, T, et al.
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ENDOCRINE MARKERS DURING A JOB INTERVENTION
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Ingår i: WORK AND STRESS. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0267-8373 .- 1464-5335. ; 9:1, s. 67-76
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