The Measurement of state work engagement: A multilevel factor analytic study

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Breevaart, Kimberley ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^a   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   Hetland, Jørn ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Multilevel factor analysis; State work engagement; Trait work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867246220     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000111     Document Type: Article

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