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Research Article

Reducing demands or optimizing demands? Effects of cognitive appraisal and autonomy on job crafting to change one’s work demands

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Pages 641-654 | Received 16 Dec 2020, Accepted 19 Jan 2022, Published online: 31 Jan 2022

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