The effectiveness of a new, coping flexibility intervention as compared with a cognitive-behavioural intervention in managing work stress

Work and Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-288

  Cheng, Cecilia ^a   Kogan, Aleksandr ^a   Chio, Jasmine Hin man ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural; coping flexibility; depression; intervention; work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865277500     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2012.710369     Document Type: Article

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