The "Working conditions and control questionnaire" (WOCCQ): Towards a structural model of subjective stress

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Hansez, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Job control; Psychosocial risks; Subjective stress; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049087717     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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