Target personality and workplace victimization: A prospective analysis

Work and Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-158

  Bowling, Nathan A ^a   Beehr, Terry A ^b   Bennett, Misty M ^b   Watson, Connie P ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Affectivity; Bullying; Core self evaluations; Longitudinal; Personality; Workplace victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954184026     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2010.489635     Document Type: Article

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