Modeling the experience of psychological health at work: The role of personal resources, social-organizational resources, and job demands

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-395

  Boudrias, Jean Sébastien ^a   Desrumaux, Pascale ^b   Gaudreau, Patrick ^c   Nelson, Katia ^a   Brunet, Luc ^a   Savoie, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job demands; Personal resources; Psychological health; Satisfaction of basic needs; Work climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155170748     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025353     Document Type: Article

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