TY - JOUR

T1 - Toxic Waste

T2 - Psychological effect of living on contaminated ground

AU - Höger, Rainer

AU - Matthies, Ellen

AU - Guski, Rainer

PY - 1992/8/1

Y1 - 1992/8/1

N2 - The studyevaluated the stresa-related psychological effects associated with living on contaminated ground. 215 residents of the contaminated area were compared with the equivalent sample of 200 people. Results are based on a standardised interview investigating psycho-somatic symptoms and life satisfaction, In addition the residents of the contaminated area were asked to report experienced threat, cognitive control, and coping strategies The findings show that the residents reported significantly more psychosomatic symptoms and less life satisfaction than the control group.

AB - The studyevaluated the stresa-related psychological effects associated with living on contaminated ground. 215 residents of the contaminated area were compared with the equivalent sample of 200 people. Results are based on a standardised interview investigating psycho-somatic symptoms and life satisfaction, In addition the residents of the contaminated area were asked to report experienced threat, cognitive control, and coping strategies The findings show that the residents reported significantly more psychosomatic symptoms and less life satisfaction than the control group.

KW - Business psychology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991176350&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/4231efd4-d9c8-3e06-bbd6-4493d289285f/

U2 - 10.1080/00207599208246902

DO - 10.1080/00207599208246902

M3 - Conference abstract in journal

VL - 27

SP - 630

JO - International Journal of Psychology

JF - International Journal of Psychology

SN - 0020-7594

IS - 3-4

ER -