An empirical exploration of the effect of personality on general and job-related mental ill health

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1051-1070

  Hochwälder, Jacek ^a,b  

^a Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; General mental ill health; Person by situation interaction; Personality; Work situation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751393077     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.9.1051     Document Type: Article

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