Collective and individualistic coping with stress at work

Psychological Reports

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 450-458

  Muhonen, Tuija ^a   Torkelson, Eva ^b,c  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORK;

EID: 45149129853     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.102.2.450-458     Document Type: Article

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