The importance of self-efficacy in the moderating effects of social support on stressor-strain relationships

Work and Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-59

  Stetz, Thomas ^a,d   Stetz, Melba ^b   Bliese, Paul ^c  

^a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c US Army Medical Research Unit Europe   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational constraints; Self efficacy; Social support; Stressor strain relationships; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WELLBEING;

EID: 33745713518     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370600624039     Document Type: Article

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