Breaking the Mold: The Impact of Working in a Gender-Congruent Versus Gender-Incongruent Role on Self-Reported Sources of Stress, Organizational Commitment, and Health in U.K. Universities

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-37

  Jacobs, Pamela A ^a   Tytherleigh, Michelle Y ^b   Webb, Christine ^a   Cooper, Cary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commitment; gender; health; stressors; work roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249163171     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018026     Document Type: Article

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