Here today but not gone tomorrow: Incivility affects after-work and next-day recovery

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 218-225

  Nicholson, Tahnee ^a   Griffin, Barbara ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incivility; Psychological detachment; Recovery from job stress; Relaxation; Situational wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; THINKING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE INCIVILITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84925622362     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038376     Document Type: Article

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