The effects of prolonged job insecurity on the psychological well-being of workers

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 9-28

  Rocha, Cynthia ^a   Crowell, Jennifer Hause ^b   McCarter, Andrea K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job insecurity; Psychological distress; Well being; Workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748580271     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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