Workload variability and social support: Effects on stress and performance

Current Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-125

  Hauck, Erica L ^a   Snyder, Lori Anderson ^a   Cox Fuenzalida, Luz Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance; Social support; Stress; Workload shift; Workload variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449120661     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-008-9026-x     Document Type: Article

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