Coping strategies in the workplace: Relationships with attributional style and job satisfaction

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 312-325

  Welbourne, Jennifer L ^a   Eggerth, Donald ^b   Hartley, Tara A ^b   Andrew, Michael E ^b   Sanchez, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Coping strategies; Job satisfaction; Occupational stress; Work adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947109407     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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