Secure attachment: Implications for hope, trust, burnout, and performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-247

  Simmons, Bret L ^a   Gooty, Janaki ^b   Nelson, Debea L ^c   Little, Laura M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 59449087829     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.585     Document Type: Review

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