Time pressure and coworker support mediate the curvilinear relationship between age and occupational well-being

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 462-475

  Zacher, Hannes ^a   Jimmieson, Nerina L ^b   Bordia, Prashant ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Emotional exhaustion; Job satisfaction; Life span; Role theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWORKER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE THEORY; TIME; TIME PRESSURE; WELLBEING; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; AGE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925628057     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036995     Document Type: Article

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