Linking Goal Progress to Subjective Well-Being at Work: The Moderating Role of Goal-Related Self-Efficacy and Attainability

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-218

  Pomaki, Georgia ^a   Karoly, Paul ^b   Maes, Stan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

emotional exhaustion; goal attainability; goal progress; job satisfaction; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 65249164819     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014605     Document Type: Article

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