The confounding role of personality and trait affectivity in the relationship between job and life satisfaction

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 815-835

  Heller, Daniel ^a   Judge, Timothy A ^b   Watson, David ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0036387407     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.168     Document Type: Article

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