Smartphone use and work-home interference: The moderating role of social norms and employee work engagement

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 155-177

  Derks, Daantje ^a   van Duin, Desiree ^a   Tims, Maria ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Smartphone use; Social norms; Work engagement; Work family conflict; Work home interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027957699     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12083     Document Type: Article

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