...Yannick Metzler Purpose This study examines which psychosocial work characteristics, drawn from multiple theories of work stress and work design, retain predictive relevance for objectively recorded sickness absence when considered jointly rather than in isolation. Design/methodology/approach...

... organizations concerning the content of their job and the way it is practiced (n=1,500, response rate 72 per cent) are applied. For the purpose of this paper only specific information related to the perception of work stress among public sector managers is analyzed (n=400). Findings...