Stressing the group: Social identity and the unfolding dynamics of responses to stress

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1037-1052

  Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Reicher, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Burnout; Social identity; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748672500     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.5.1037     Document Type: Article

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