Revisiting the comparative outcomes of workplace aggression and sexual harassment

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 398-408

  Dionisi, Angela M ^a   Barling, Julian ^a   Dupré, Kathryne E ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Sexual harassment; Workplace aggression; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANAGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WORKPLACE; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875962797     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029883     Document Type: Article

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