Eustress, distress, and interpretation in occupational stress

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 726-744

  Le Fevre, Mark ^a   Matheny, Jonathan ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Control theory; Individual perception; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346970658     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310502412     Document Type: Review

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