Theories of Job Stress and the Role of Traditional Values: A Longitudinal Study in China

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 831-848

  Xie, Jia Lin ^a   Schaubroeck, John ^b   Lam, Simon S K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

employee health; job control; job demands; organizational justice; traditionality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; WORKPLACE;

CHINA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 48049106450     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.831     Document Type: Article

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