Work engagement accumulation of task, social, personal resources: A three-wave structural equation model

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-153

  Weigl, Matthias ^a   Hornung, Severin ^b   Parker, Sharon K ^c   Petru, Raluca ^a   Glaser, Jürgen ^a   Angerer, Peter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active coping; Gain spirals; Job control; Resources; Work engagement; Work relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955694722     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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