Burnout and work engagement of academics in higher education institutions: Effects of dispositional optimism

Stress and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 322-332

  Barkhuizen, Nicolene ^a   Rothmann, Sebastiaan ^a   Van De Vijver, Fons J R ^a,b,c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

burnout; dispositional optimism; engagement; ill health; job resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIMISM; PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICAN; UNIVERSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908029948     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2520     Document Type: Article

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