Validation of the Job Demands-Resources model in cross-national samples: Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictions of psychological strain and work engagement

Human Relations

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1311-1335

  Brough, Paula ^a   Timms, Carolyn ^b   Siu, Oi ling ^c   Kalliath, Thomas ^d   O'Driscoll, Michael P ^e   Sit, Cindy H P ^f   Lo, Danny ^g   Lu, Chang qin ^h  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^g HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^h PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

colleague support; Job Demands Resources; psychological strain; supervisor support; work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884160223     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726712472915     Document Type: Article

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