Work Engagement among Rescue Workers: Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese UWES

Rescue workers have a stressful and risky occupation where being engaged is crucial to face physical and emotional risks in order to help other persons. This study aims to estimate work engagement levels of rescue workers (namely comparing nurses, firefighters, and police officers) and to assess the...

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Main Authors: Jorge Sinval, Alexandra Marques-Pinto, Cristina Queirós, João Marôco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02229/full