Social support and fires in the workplace: A preliminary investigation

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-68

  McKimmie, Blake M ^a   Jimmieson, Nerina L ^a   Mathews, Rebecca ^b   Moffat, Kieren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; FIRES; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 62149101620     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0816     Document Type: Article

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