Recovery Processes during and after Work: Associations with Health, Work Engagement, and Job Performance

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 732-742

  De Bloom, Jessica ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^a   Korpela, Kalevi ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK EXPERIENCE; ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FINLAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84938228340     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000475     Document Type: Article

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