Does self-efficacy matter for burnout and sickness absenteeism? The mediating role of demands and resources at the individual and team levels

Work and Stress

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-42

  Consiglio, Chiara ^a   Borgogni, Laura ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

burnout; call centre; individual and team level; self efficacy; sickness absenteeism; teams; work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874540520     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2013.769325     Document Type: Article

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