Using psychometric meta-analysis, the authors present a quantitative and qualitative review
(k= 205, total pairwise N= 62,527) of the literature relating trait and state positive affect (PA) …

This literature review presents an overview of occupational stress and burnout in
correctional institutions, based on 43 investigations from 9 countries. First, the prevalence of …

This study focused on daily job crafting and explored its contextual determinants and one
motivational outcome (ie, work engagement). Job crafting was conceptualized as “seeking …

Abstract Drawing upon the Job Demand-Control (JDC) model, this study investigates
differences in work-related stress between the self-employed and wage workers. The JDC …

The literature suggests that social support, in general, is linked to positive outcomes among
correctional staff, but the different types of social support may differ in their effects. Using …

This study focuses on burnout and its positive antipode—engagement. A model is tested in
which burnout and engagement have different predictors and different possible …

Part I discusses the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), designed to measure scales
assessing psychological demands, decision latitude, social support, physical demands, and …

In an era in which rising costs, shrinking budgets, and personnel shortages are common, it is
increasingly important to provide a positive work situation to ensure worker stability …

In the present study of 80 volunteer counselors who cared for terminally ill patients, the
authors examined the relationship between burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout …

The rapid rise of the service sector, and in particular the call centre industry has made the
study of emotional labour increasingly important within the area of occupational stress …