Self-handicapping and burnout

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-196

  Akin, Ahmet ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROL; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861157688     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/01.02.14.PR0.110.1.187-196     Document Type: Article

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