Burnout at work: A psychological perspective
The psychological concept of burnout refers to long-term exhaustion from, and diminished interest in, the work we do. It’s a phenomenon...
Burnout Research
In our most recent research, we investigate the individual employee’s role in the development of his/her own job burnout. On the basis of...
Conferences in China
In March and April 2014, Prof. Bakker travelled to Hong Kong and Beijing for several lectures, a keynote, and workshop. Here is an...
Positive Organizational Psychology
The purpose of Positive Psychology is to change the focus of psychology from pre-occupation only with repairing the worst things in life...
Day Reconstruction Method
An exciting new tool to collect data about happiness is the Day Reconstruction Method, originally proposed by Daniel Kahneman. In our...
Flow among Soccer Players
Over the last few years, we have also investigated engagement and flow during sports. In one study, we examined the relationship between...
JD-R Questionnaire
Although there are dozens of published studies on the JD-R model, there is no readily available JD-R questionnaire in the literature....
Happiness Indicator
The Happiness Indicator is a research project at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, initiated by expert happiness...
Current Issues in WOP
Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology is a series of edited books that reflect the state-of-the-art areas of current and...
Interview and Presentation
Here you will find a short interview and presentation (in Dutch) on trends in working life. Bakker speaks about new ways of working, the...