Effective and ineffective support: How different sources of support buffer the short-and long-term effects of a working day

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-164

  Biron, Michal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Coworker support; Need for recovery; Somatic symptoms; Supervisor support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876327481     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2011.640772     Document Type: Article

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