Personality, work, and satisfaction: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-275

  Winkelmann, Liliana ^a   Winkelmann, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

German Socio Economic Panel; Matching; Occupation; Positive psychology; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449160968     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760802399232     Document Type: Article

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