The mediating role of psychophysic strain in the relationship between workaholism, job performance, and sickness absence: A longitudinal study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1255-1261

  Falco, Alessandra ^a   Girardi, Damiano ^a   Kravina, Luca ^a   Trifiletti, Elena ^b   Bartolucci, Giovanni Battista ^a   Capozza, Dora ^a   De Carlo, Nicola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MANAGER; MULTIMETHOD STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION AND OCCUPATION RELATED PHENOMENA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKAHOLISM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORK;

EID: 84888093698     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000007     Document Type: Article

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