Rise and shine: Recovery experiences of workaholic and nonworkaholic employees

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 476-489

  van Wijhe, Corine ^a   Peeters, Maria ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar ^a   Ouweneel, Else ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diary study; Effort Recovery Model; Emotions; Recovery experiences; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882258090     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.663527     Document Type: Article

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