Co-Rumination in the Workplace: Adjustment Trade-offs for Men and Women Who Engage in Excessive Discussions of Workplace Problems

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-40

  Haggard, Dana L ^a   Robert, Christopher ^b   Rose, Amanda J ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Co rumination; Emotional adjustment; Social support; Workplace adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551631293     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-010-9169-2     Document Type: Article

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