Cognitive-behavioural training to change attributional style improves employee well-being, job satisfaction, productivity, and turnover

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-153

  Proudfoot, Judith G ^a   Corr, Philip J ^b   Guest, David E ^c   Dunn, Graham ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Cognitive behavioural training; Job satisfaction; Occupational well being; Productivity; Self esteem; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649103603     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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