Burnout, work engagement and workaholism among highly educated employees: Profiles, antecedents and outcomes

Burnout Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-49

  Innanen, Hely ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Highly educated employees; Person oriented approach; The circumplex model of subjective well being at work; Work engagement; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIKERT SCALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PESSIMISM; REWARD; WELLBEING;

EID: 84956571762     PISSN: 22130586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burn.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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