Work Characteristics and Sickness Absence in Burnout and Nonburnout Groups: A Study of Swedish Health Care Workers

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-172

  Peterson, Ulla ^a   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   Bergström, Gunnar ^a   Åsberg, Marie ^c   Nygren, Åke ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Clinical Sciences Danderyd Hospital Stressrehab FoU Danderyd   (Sweden)

Author keywords

absenteeism; burnout; health care workers; job demands; job resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149087095     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.15.2.153     Document Type: Article

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