Job burnout and depression: Unraveling their temporal relationship and considering the role of physical activity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 699-710

  Toker, Sharon ^a   Biron, Michal ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Job burnout; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867071742     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026914     Document Type: Article

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