The influence of type A behaviour and locus of control upon job satisfaction and occupational health

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1361-1371

  Kirkcaldy, Bruce D ^a   Shephard, Roy J ^b   Furnham, Adrian F ^c  

^a International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Locus of control; Management; Mental health; Physical health; Type A behaviour; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036887805     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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