Sexual versus nonsexual workplace aggression and victims' overall job satisfaction: A meta-analysis

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-169

  Lapierre, Laurent M ^a   Spector, Paul E ^b   Leck, Joanne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 17644388071     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.2.155     Document Type: Article

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