Work-related demands and life satisfaction: The effects of engagement and disengagement among employed and long-term unemployed people

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-196

  Körner, Astrid ^a   Reitzle, Matthias ^a   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Long term unemployment; Social change; Unemployment; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255186675     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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