What about the leader? Crossover of emotional exhaustion and work engagement from followers to leaders

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 86-97

  Wirtz, Nina ^a   Rigotti, Thomas ^a   Otto, Kathleen ^b   Loeb, Carina ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crossover; Emotional exhaustion; Followership; Leadership; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EMOTION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK ENGAGEMENT; WORKLOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATIGUE; GERMANY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84962316125     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000024     Document Type: Article

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