Feeling economically dependent on one's job: Its origins and functions with regard to worker well-being

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1303-1315

  Brief, Arthur P ^b   Raskas, Daphna ^b   Brett, Joan F ^a   Stein, Emily ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031206024     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01807.x     Document Type: Article

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