Coping and distress in organizations: The role of gender in work stress

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-248

  González Morales, M Gloria ^a   Peiró, José M ^a,b   Rodríguez, Isabel ^a   Greenglass, Esther R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Culture; Gender; Social support; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745320284     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.2.228     Document Type: Article

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