Job stress and well-being: An examination from the view of person-environment fit

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-587

  Yang, Liu Qin ^a   Che, Hongsheng ^b   Spector, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 65749260992     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317907X243324     Document Type: Article

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