Job demands, job resources, and work engagement of Japanese employees: A prospective cohort study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 441-449

  Inoue, Akiomi ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^b   Tsuno, Kanami ^b,c   Shimazu, Akihito ^b   Tomioka, Kimiko ^d   Nakanishi, Mayuko ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Nakanishi Healthcare Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Job demands resources model; Longitudinal studies; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84891611864     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0777-1     Document Type: Article

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