The Effects of Past and Anticipated Future Downsizing on Survivor Well-Being: An Equity Perspective

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-109

  Kalimo, Raija ^a   Taris, Toon W ^b,c   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMPLOYEE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STRESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FINLAND; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINLAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038262868     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.8.2.91     Document Type: Review

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