Too much job control? Two studiesfl on curvilinear relations between job control and eldercare workers' well-being

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1644-1653

  Kubicek, Bettina ^a   Korunka, Christian ^a   Tement, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Curvilinear effects; Eldercare workers; Engagement; Irritation; Job control

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS;

EID: 84927797053     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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