Working in the Sky: A Diary Study on Work Engagement Among Flight Attendants

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-356

  Xanthopoulou, Despoina ^a   Baker, Arnold B ^a   Heuven, Ellen ^b   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

colleague support; Job Demands Resources model; performance; self efficacy; work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WRITING;

EID: 54249128855     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.13.4.345     Document Type: Article

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