Structural determinants of boredom among the clients of psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation centers

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1969-1998

  Bracke, Piet ^a   Verhaeghe, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 77955743936     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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