Explaining potential antecedents of workplace social support: Reciprocity or attractiveness?

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-350

  Bowling, Nathan A ^a   Beehr, Terry A ^a   Johnson, Adam L ^a   Semmer, Norbert K ^b   Hendricks, Elizabeth A ^a   Webster, Heather A ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; THEORY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BEAUTY; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIT AND HUMOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 7944220147     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.9.4.339     Document Type: Review

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