Cognitive appraisal of work intensification

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 124-146

  Paškvan, Matea ^a   Kubicek, Bettina ^a   Prem, Roman ^a   Korunka, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Challenge hindrance framework; Cognitive appraisal; Moderated mediation analyses; Transactional theory of stress; Work intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941695080     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039689     Document Type: Article

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