Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence scale and job attitudes: Three studies

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 30-37

  Strumpfer D J W ^a   Mlonzi, Ezra N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b Pharmacare Lennon   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0346611430     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630103100204     Document Type: Article

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