A longitudinal study exploring the relationships between occupational stressors, non-work stressors, and work performance

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-116

  Edwards, Julian A ^a   Guppy, Andrew ^b   Cockerton, Tracey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Non work stressors; Performance; Stressors; Structural equation modelling; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 34447120232     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701466900     Document Type: Article

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