Coping strategies, dysfunctional attitudes and psychological well-being in white collar public sector employees

Work and Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-67

  Weatherstone, Lorraine ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b City and Guilds Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Dysfunctional attitudes; Mental well being; Primary appraisal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030767833     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379708256822     Document Type: Article

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