An Examination of the Relationship Between Workload and Fatigue Within and Across Consecutive Days of Work: Is the Relationship Static or Dynamic?

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-242

  Grech, Michelle R ^a   Neal, Andrew ^b   Yeo, Gillian ^c   Humphreys, Michael ^b   Smith, Simon ^d  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

energetic resources; fatigue; growth curve modeling; workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NAVY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEIVED WORKLOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NAVAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67650132631     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014952     Document Type: Article

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