Help yourself: The mechanisms through which a self-leadership intervention influences strain

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-245

  Unsworth, Kerrie L ^a   Mason, Claire M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Positive affect; Self efficacy; Self leadership; Strain; Stress management

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84864019508     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026857     Document Type: Article

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