Vacation (after-) effects on employee health and well-being, and the role of vacation activities, experiences and sleep

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 613-633

  de Bloom, Jessica ^a   Geurts, Sabine A E ^a   Kompier, Michiel A J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Holiday; Positive psychology; Recovery; Respite; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876836655     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9345-3     Document Type: Article

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