Does latent deprivation lead to psychological distress? Investigating Jahoda's model in a four-wave study

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-740

  Selenko, Eva ^a   Batinic, Bernad ^a   Paul, Karsten ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 81355160903     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317910X519360     Document Type: Article

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