Challenge versus hindrance job demands and well-being: A diary study on the moderating role of job resources

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 702-725

  Tadić, Maja ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^b,c   Oerlemans, Wido G M ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR   (Croatia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Challenge hindrance job demands; Employee engagement; JD R theory; Job resources; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944743881     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12094     Document Type: Article

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