The Demand-Control-Support model and intent to leave across six European countries: The role of employment opportunities

Work and Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-184

  Widerszal Bazyl, Maria ^a   Radkiewicz, Piotr ^b   Hasselhorn, Hans Martin ^c   Maurice Conway, Paul ^d   Van Der Heijden, Beatrice ^e  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demand Control Support model; Employment opportunity; Intent to leave; Nursing; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449125676     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370801999750     Document Type: Article

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