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Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees (2006)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Virtanen, M., Heponiemi, T., Elovainio, M., Pentti, J., …Vahtera, J. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees. BMC Public Health, 6,

Background In occupational life, a mismatch between high expenditure of effort and receiving few rewards may promote the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors, however, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute this hypothesis. The aim o... Read More about Effort-reward imbalance at work and the co-occurrence of lifestyle risk factors: cross-sectional survey in a sample of 36,127 public sector employees.

Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain (2006)
Journal Article
Cox, T., Houdmont, J., & Griffiths, A. (2006). Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2005.07.001

There has long been a question as to whether crowding in rail passenger transport poses a threat to passenger health related to the experience of stress. A review of the scientific literature was conducted. Little rail-specific empirical research was... Read More about Rail passenger crowding, stress, health and safety in Britain.

Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning (2006)
Book Chapter
Houdmont, J., Leka, S., & Cox, T. (2006). Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning. In Occupational Health Psychology: European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice. ISMAI Publishers

For the discipline of occupational health psychology (OHP) to continue to evolve and to serve workers effectively it is imperative that education and training provision is available that enables students to acquire knowledge and skills, free of geogr... Read More about Education and Training in Occupational Health Psychology: The Case for E-Learning.

Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort (2006)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Kivimäki, M., Elovainio, M., Pentti, J., Linna, A., Virtanen, M., & Vahtera, J. (2006). Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63,

Objectives: To investigate the association between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) at work and sedentary lifestyle. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the ongoing Finnish Public Sector Study related to 30 433 women and 7718 men aged 17-64 were used (n... Read More about Effort-reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: an observational study in a large occupational cohort.