The moderating role of social support between role stressors and job attitudes among Roman Catholic priests

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2903-2923

  Zickar, Michael J ^a   Balzer, William K ^a   Aziz, Shahnaz ^a   Wryobeck, John M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56649109554     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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