Effort-reward-imbalance, overcommitment and self-reported health: Is it the interaction that matters?

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-107

  Preckel, Daniel ^a   Meinel, Michael ^a   Kudielka, Brigitte M ^b   Haug, Hans Joachim ^c   Fischer, Joachim E ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 33847666403     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317905X80183     Document Type: Article

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