Meaning of work among a sample of Kuwaiti workers

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 195-207

  Kasan, Huda ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 2342484439     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.1.195-207     Document Type: Article

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