Burnout and connectedness among Australian volunteers: A test of the Job Demands-Resources model

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 429-445

  Lewig, Kerry A ^a   Xanthopoulou, Despoina ^b   Bakker, Arnold B ^b   Dollard, Maureen F ^a   Metzer, Jacques C ^a  

^a Work and Stress Research Group   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; Connectedness; Job Demands Resources model; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248999040     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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