Predicting and preventing supervisory workplace aggression

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-26

  Dupré, Kathryne E ^a   Barling, Julian ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CANADA; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JUSTICE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORKPLACE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CANADA; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PRISONS; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33747684048     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.11.1.13     Document Type: Review

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