Watching the paint dry at work: psychometric examination of the Dutch Boredom Scale

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 508-525

  Reijseger, Gaby ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^a   Peeters, Maria C W ^a   Taris, Toon W ^a   van Beek, Ilona ^a   Ouweneel, Else ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

boredom at work; burnout; job demands; job resources; work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BOREDOM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884215781     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2012.720676     Document Type: Article

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