Shrugging it off: Does psychological detachment from work mediate the relationship between workplace aggression and work-family conflict?

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-205

  Demsky, Caitlin A ^a   Ellis, Allison M ^a   Fritz, Charlotte ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological detachment; Recovery from work; Work family conflict; Workplace aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF REPORT; SLEEP QUALITY; WORK FAMILY CONFLICT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84898847351     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035448     Document Type: Article

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