The Role of Trait Anger in the Relationship between Stressors and Counterproductive Work Behaviors: Convergent Findings from Multiple Studies and Methodologies

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-436

  Ilie, Alexandra ^a   Penney, Lisa M ^b   Ispas, Dan ^c   Iliescu, Dragos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National School of Political and Administrative Studies D and D Research/Test Central   (Romania)

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EID: 84860491864     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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