Challenge and threat emotions as antecedents of recovery experiences: findings from a diary study with blue-collar workers

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 674-689

  Michel, Alexandra ^a   Turgut, Sarah ^a   Hoppe, Annekatrin ^b   Sonntag, Karlheinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

blue collar workers; emotions; job control; recovery; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953737324     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2015.1128414     Document Type: Article

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