Dealing with stress in the workplace: Compensatory effects of belief in a just world

European Psychologist

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 272-282

  Otto, Kathleen ^a   Schmidt, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health; Just world belief; Resource; Stress; Working life

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249092107     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.12.4.272     Document Type: Article

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