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Christin Mellner

FD, Forskare

My research mainly focuses modern work organization in terms of so-called boundaryless, or low-regulated, working conditions within knowledge intense jobs. These are studied in relation to work/personal life balance, job performance, sickness absenteeism- and presenteeism, self-rated health, medically unexplained symptoms, rest/recovery, self-esteem, and coping strategies in terms of segmentation and integration.

Dissertation title

Women´s subjective and objective health over time: The role of psychosocial conditions and physiological stress responses.

Empirical articles

Mellner, C., & Lundberg, U. (2003). Self- and physician-rated general health in relation to symptoms and diseases among women. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 8, 123-135.

El-Khouri, B. M., & Mellner, C. (2003). Symptom development and timing of menarche. A longitudinal study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 13 (1), 40-53.

Mellner, C., Krantz, G., & Lundberg, U. (2005). Medically unexplained symptoms in women as related to physiological stress responses. Stress & Health, 21, 45-52.

Mellner, C., Krantz, G., & Lundberg, U. (2006). Symptom reporting and self-rated health among women in mid-life: The role of work characteristics and family responsibilities. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13 (1), 1-7.

Aronsson, G., Gustafsson, K., & Mellner, C. (2010). Sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism and self-rated health in the Swedish working population. (accepted, International Journal of Workplace Health Management).

Mellner, C., Blom, V., & Näswall, K. (2011). Gender differences in the moderating role of global self-esteem between work demands and control on general health and job performance. (submitted, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology).

Research reports

Astvik, W., Mellner, C., & Aronsson, G. (2006). På väg - En kvalitativ studie av långtidssjukskrivning, arbete och rörlighet. Arbete och Hälsa, nr 2006:3. Arbetslivsinstitutet.

Aronsson, G., Gustafsson, K., & Mellner, C. (2009). Samband mellan sjuknärvaro, sjukfrånvaro och självskattad hälsa i den yrkesaktiva befolkningen. Arbete och Hälsa, 2009:43(3). Göteborg, Göteborgs universitet.

Mellner, C., Astvik, W., & Aronsson, G. (2009). Vägar tillbaka - En uppföljningsstudie av psykologiska och praktiska förutsättningar för återgång i arbete efter långtidssjukskrivning med stöd av en arbetsgivarring. Arbete och Hälsa, 2009:43(10). Göteborg, Göteborgs universitet.

Allvin, M., Mellner, C., Movitz, F., & Aronsson, G. (2010). Den utbredda flexibiliteten: Ett försök att beräkna förekomsten av lågreglerade arbetsvillkor. Arbetsliv & Arbetsmarknad (submitted).

Find Mellner's abstracts in the Annual Report database.

Conference presentations

Women, Work and Health: New Dehli, India. 2005. Symptom-reporting and self-rated health among women in mid-life: The role of work characteristics and family responsibilities.

Second ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work: Okayama, Japan. 2005. What´s at the point of no return? A qualitative study of long-term sick-leave and work-place mobility.

Eighth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine: Mainz, Germany, 2004. Medically unexplained symptoms in women as related to physiological stress responses.

17th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society: Kos, Greece, 2003. Symptom development and timing of menarche: A longitudinal study.

Fifth Annual Institute on Developmental Science: Penn State, USA, 2002.

Seventh International Congress of Behavioral Medicine: Helsinki, Finland, 2002. Self- and physician-rated general health in relation to symptoms and diseases among women.

Fourth Annual Institute on Developmental Science: Jyväskylä, Finland, 2001.

Second Annual Institute on Developmental Science: Stockholm, Sweden, 1999.