How does it feel? Workplace bullying, emotions and musculoskeletal complaints

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-173

  Vie, Tina Løkke ^a   Glasø, Lars ^a,b   Einarsen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Counselling; Emotions; Musculoskeletal complaints; PANAS; Victimization; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLYING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84858703732     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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