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The psychology of fatigue : work, effort and control /

Fatigue can have a major impact on an individual's performance and wellbeing, yet is poorly understood, even within the scientific community. There is no developed theory of its origins or functions, and different types of fatigue (mental, physical, sleepiness) are routinely confused. The wides...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hockey, Robert
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. The problem of fatigue
  • 2. Changing experiences of fatigue : the social-historical context
  • 3. The work-fatigue hypothesis
  • 4. Stress, coping and fatigue
  • 5. Effort, strain and fatigue
  • 6. A motivation control theory of fatigue
  • 7. Extensions and limitations : energy, physical work and sleep
  • 8. The psychopathology of fatigue
  • 9. An agenda for fatigue : research and application.