Work gets unfair for the depressed: Cross-lagged relations between organizational justice perceptions and depressive symptoms

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 602-618

  Lang, Jessica ^a   Bliese, Paul D ^a   Lang, Jonas W B ^b   Adler, Amy B ^a  

^a US Army Medical Research Unit Europe   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cross lagged panel design; Depressive symptoms; Longitudinal; Occupational health; Organizational justice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOLDIER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79956326747     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022463     Document Type: Article

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