The inverted-U relationship between stress and performance: A field study

Work and Stress

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Westman, Mina ^a   Eden, Dov ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Inverted U hypothesis; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISRAEL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0029737479     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379608256795     Document Type: Article

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