Minimizing strain and maximizing learning: The role of job demands, job control, and proactive personality

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 925-939

  Parker, Sharon K ^a,b   Sprigg, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CONTROL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; WORKLOAD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033255009     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.6.925     Document Type: Article

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