Search for dissertations about: "job insecurity"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words job insecurity.

  2. 11. Temporary employment and illness

    Author : Anna-Karin Waenerlund; Anne Hammarström; Per E Gustafsson; Pekka Virtanen; Ragnar Westerling; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Temporary employment; psychological distress; self-rated health; illness; logistic regression; trajectory analysis; grounded theory; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Background: It is debated whether temporary employment compared to permanent employment entails an elevated risk of illness or not, as the empirical studies have not shown a unified picture. Since a significant part of the Swedish workforce is currently working under temporary employment contracts, it is important for public health research to pay close attention to what the implications in terms of illness might be. READ MORE

  4. 12. Neck and shoulder pain : prevalence, incidence and risk factors : the IKCo cohort study

    Author : Akbar Alipour; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Neck shoulder pain; self-reported; sickness absence; prevalence; incidence; physical work factors; psychosocial factors; lifestyle; validity; reliability; questionnaire; low- middle-income countries; occupational health; epidemiology;

    Abstract : This thesis presents the results of the prevalence and the incidence of neck/shoulder pain (NSP) and its risk factors in an industrial population based cohort study. The project was completed between 2003 and 2007 in Iran Khodro Car Manufacturing Company (IKCo), the largest car company in Iran and the Middle East. READ MORE

  5. 13. The health care sector : a challenging or draining work environment : psychosocial work experiences and health among hospital employees during the Swedish 1990s

    Author : Anna Hertting; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Downsizing; Psychosocial work; Occupational health; Women and stress; Work motivation; Health care; Gender; Coping; Exhaustion; Cortisol circadian.;

    Abstract : Health care personnel in a large Swedish hospital were followed over a period characterised by downsizing and related restructuring. The access to a research field, and research database between 1994 and 2001 provided an unusual opportunity to study longitudinally the consequences of structural instability in the work environment, as well as personnel health. READ MORE

  6. 14. Satellitkontor : en studie av kommunikationsmönster vid arbete på distans

    Author : Anna Moberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to bring forward the relevant theories to describe and analyse the area of remote work. Based upon these theories, the experiences of satellite work centres is analysed. READ MORE

  7. 15. The impact of managerial leadership on stress and health among employees

    Author : Anna Nyberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : managerial leadership; demands; control; social support; stress; emotional exhaustion; psychological well-being; SRH; sickness absence; ischemic heart disease;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the relationship between managerial leadership on the one hand and stress, health, and other health related outcomes among employees on the other. This was done in five studies, three using a cross-sectional and two a prospective design. READ MORE