Let it be and keep on going! Acceptance and daily occupational well-being in relation to negative work events

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 59-70

  Kuba, Katharina ^a   Scheibe, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Fatigue; Negative affect; Negative work events; Occupational well being; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMPLOYEE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HIGH WORK ENGAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE EMOTION; NEGATIVE WORK EVENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING; WORK; WORKING TIME; ADOLESCENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975776031     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0040149     Document Type: Article

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