Job demands and job performance: The mediating effect of psychological and physical strain and the moderating effect of role clarity

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-124

  Lang, Jessica ^a,b   Thomas, Jeffrey L ^a   Bliese, Paul D ^a   Adler, Amy B ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b US Army Medical Research Unit Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demands strain relationship; Job performance; Military; Random coefficient modeling; Role clarity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEADERSHIP; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SLEEP;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34247588582     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.12.2.116     Document Type: Article

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