The impact of deactivation uncertainty, workload, and organizational constraints on reservists' psychological well-being and turnover intentions

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 576-580

  Stetz, Melba C ^a   Castro, Carl A ^b   Bliese, Paul D ^c  

^a U S ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c US Army Medical Research Unit Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34250307641     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.6.576     Document Type: Article

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