Testing Karasek's learning and strain hypotheses on young workers in their first job

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-141

  De Witte, Hans ^a   Verhofstadt, Elsy ^b   Omey, Eddy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Job demand control model; Karasek; Learning hypothesis; Newcomers; Strain hypothesis; Work related stress; Young workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LEARNING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SKILL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 34447128210     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701405866     Document Type: Article

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