A cross-national examination of self-efficacy as a moderator of autonomy/job strain relationships

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-179

  Nauta, Margaret M ^a   Liu, Cong ^b   Li, Chaoping ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 72949122325     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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