Psychological detachment: A moderator in the relationship of self-control demands and job strain

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 376-388

  Rivkin, Wladislaw ^a   Diestel, Stefan ^a   Schmidt, Klaus Helmut ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burnout; Psychological detachment; Recovery; Self control demands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937253608     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2014.924926     Document Type: Article

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