Recovery, well-being, and performance-related outcomes: The role of workload and vacation experiences

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 936-945

  Fritz, Charlotte ^a,c   Sonnentag, Sabine ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Performance; Recovery; Vacation; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONVALESCENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33746465839     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.4.936     Document Type: Article

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