Testing whether reduced cognitive performance in burnout can be reversed by a motivational intervention.
It has been suggested that the motivation to spend effort is decreased in burnout patients, resulting in reduced cognitive performance. A question that remains is whether this decreased motivation can be reversed by motivational interventions. We investigated this by examining the effect of a motiva...
| Publicado en: | Work & Stress Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 257 - 272 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Sep2011
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