How Do Stressors Lead to Burnout? The Mediating Role of Motivation

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-304

  Rubino, Cristina ^a   Luksyte, Aleksandra ^a   Perry, Sara Jansen ^a   Volpone, Sabrina D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ambiguity; burnout; fit; intrinsic motivation; stressor strain

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DATA COLLECTION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HOBBIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67650102583     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015284     Document Type: Article

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