Work happiness among teachers: A day reconstruction study on the role of self-concordance

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 735-750

  Tadić, Maja ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^b   Oerlemans, Wido G M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR   (Croatia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Day reconstruction method; Happiness; Job demands; Self concordance; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; JOB DEMANDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-CONCORDANCE; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY; UNIVERSITY; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

DAY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD; HAPPINESS; JOB DEMANDS; SELF-CONCORDANCE; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY;

ADULT; AGED; FACULTY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888352696     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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