Work characteristics and determinants of job satisfaction in four age groups: University employees' point of view

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1249-1259

  Bos, Judith T ^a   Donders, Nathalie C G M ^a   Bouwman Brouwer, Karin M ^b   Van der Gulden, Joost W J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b IVA Policy Research and Advice   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age groups; Determinants; Job Demands Resources model; Job Satisfaction; Work characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70350672646     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0451-4     Document Type: Article

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