The 'what', 'why' and 'how' of employee well-being: A new model

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-458

  Page, Kathryn M ^a   Vella Brodrick, Dianne A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee well being; Mental health; Performance; Positive psychology; Psychological well being; Strengths; Subjective well being; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 56749093131     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9270-3     Document Type: Article

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