Neuroticism, locus of control, type A behaviour pattern and occupational stress

Work and Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-159

  Walsh, James J ^a   Wilding, John M ^b   Eysenck, Michael W ^b   Valentine, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Occupational stress; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; TEACHING; TYPE A BEHAVIOR; TYPE B BEHAVIOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030854331     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379708256831     Document Type: Article

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