Mindfulness, authentic functioning, and work engagement: A growth modeling approach

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-247

  Leroy, Hannes ^a,b   Anseel, Frederik ^c   Dimitrova, Nicoletta G ^d   Sels, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Authentic functioning; Growth modeling; Mindfulness; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875066667     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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