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

OBJECTIVES: Illegitimate tasks refer to tasks that do not conform to what can appropriately be expected from an employee. Violating role expectations, they constitute “identity-stressors”, as one’s professional role tends to become part of one’s identity. The current study investigated the impact of...

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Main Authors: Maria U Kottwitz, Laurenz L Meier, Nicola Jacobshagen, Wolfgang Kälin, Achim Elfering, Jürgen Hennig, Norbert K Semmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2013-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3334