Factorial invariance and stability of the effort-reward imbalance scales: A longitudinal analysis of two samples with different time lags

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-72

  De Jonge, Jan ^a,b   Van Der Linden, Sjaak ^b,c   Schaufeli, Wilmar ^b   Peter, Richard ^d   Siegrist, Johannes ^e  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Zorgcirkel Waterland ^*  (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha beta gamma change; Effort Reward Imbalance; ERI Q scales; Overcommitment; Panel survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE MODEL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SECURITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REWARD; SELF ESTEEM; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; EXERTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REWARD; WORKLOAD;

EID: 41349101778     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705500701783959     Document Type: Article

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