The stress-buffering effects of control on task satisfaction and perceived goal attainment: An experimental study of the moderating influence of desire for control

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 622-652

  Parker, Stacey L ^a   Jimmieson, Nerina L ^a   Amiot, Catherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 68949170355     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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