Switching on and off...: Does smartphone use obstruct the possibility to engage in recovery activities?

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-90

  Derks, Daantje ^a   ten Brummelhuis, Lieke L ^a   Zecic, Dino ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Psychological detachment; Recovery; Smartphone; Work home interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890773110     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.711013     Document Type: Article

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