Why do overqualified incumbents deviate? examining multiple mediators

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-296

  Luksyte, Aleksandra ^a   Spitzmueller, Christiane ^a   Maynard, Douglas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Counterproductive work behaviors; Overqualification; Person job fit; Stressor emotion model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CHARACTER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTRACT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORK BEHAVIOR; CYNICISM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OVERQUALIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960373544     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022709     Document Type: Article

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