Comparing group and individual level assessments of job characteristics in testing the job Demand-Control Model: A multilevel approach

Human Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-122

  De Jonge, Jan ^a   Van Breukelen, Gerard J P ^b   Landeweerd, Jan A ^b   Nijhuis, Frans J N ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care; Job demand control model; Multilevel analysis; Workstress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040575252     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016924517061     Document Type: Article

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