Antecedents and outcomes of coping behaviors among unemployed and reemployed individuals

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 731-744

  Wanberg, Connie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031255539     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.5.731     Document Type: Article

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