As social inequalities in health continue to be a key public health problem, scientific
advances in explaining these inequalities are needed. It is unlikely that there will be a single …

This chapter sets forth a framework for examining contemporary literature on gender
differences with regard to work stress and health. Its aim is to facilitate a careful look at the …

Differential exposure and vulnerability to social roles and role characteristics have been
suggested as accounts for gender differences in well-being. This paper proposes a …

This chapter begins with a critique of the scientific literature on gender and work stress. The
research on women and work stress is dichotomized between the larger literature that …

Using data from a 2005 national survey of working American adults (N= 1800), we examine
the association between job authority and three health outcomes: physical symptoms …

Evidence regarding women's differential exposure to job stressors has accumulated;
however, there is also evidence that women are more vulnerable to stressors. Using a …

This article provides a commentary on 5 articles in the special section that marshal a
substantial amount of information about 4 instruments for measuring work stress. The …

There has been a slow recognition that the importance of work for health goes beyond
traditional occupational diseases (Schilling 1989). Indeed, it is likely that work makes a …

Background The aim was to study the impact of different categories of working conditions on
the association between occupational class and self-reported health in the working …