Job resources boost work engagement, particularly when job demands are high

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-284

  Bakker, Arnold B ^a   Hakanen, Jari J ^b   Demerouti, Evangelia ^c   Xanthopoulou, Despoina ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation of resources; Job demands resources model; Teachers; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248664076     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.2.274     Document Type: Article

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