The impact of fluctuating workloads on well-being and the mediating role of work-nonwork interference in this relationship

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-119

  Wood, Stephen ^a   Michaelides, George ^b   Totterdell, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effort recovery model; Freelance workers; Job demands and workload; Well being; Work nonwork interference

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK; WORKLOAD; ADULT; AGED; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880451785     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031067     Document Type: Article

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