Perceived job insecurity among dual-earner couples: Do its antecedents vary according to gender, economic sector and the measure used?

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-314

  Mauno, Saijo ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 0036386644     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317902320369721     Document Type: Article

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