Does Personal Initiative Training Work as a Stress Management Intervention?

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-270

  Searle, Ben J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

personal initiative; proactive; problem focused coping; stress management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEGOTIATING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 46749111044     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.13.3.259     Document Type: Article

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