Do workaholism and work engagement predict employee well-being and performance in opposite directions?

Industrial Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-321

  Shimazu, Akihito ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^b   Kubota, Kazumi ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Job performance; Life satisfaction; Physical complaints; Psychological distress; Work engagement; Workahol ism

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; TIME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865015289     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS1355     Document Type: Article

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