Testing whether reduced cognitive performance in burnout can be reversed by a motivational intervention

Work and Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-271

  van Dam, Arno ^a   Keijsers, Ger P J ^b   Eling, Paul A T M ^c   Becker, Eni S ^b  

^a GGZ Westelijk Noord Brabant   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cognitive; Effort; Fatigue; Motivation; Performance; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053243155     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2011.613648     Document Type: Article

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