Buffering or strengthening: The moderating effect of self-efficacy on stressor-strain relationship

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-366

  Xie, Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b 210 MAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Moderating effect; Perceived social self efficacy; Stressor strain relationship; Telephone survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547299010     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072707301231     Document Type: Article

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