High Self-Esteem Prospectively Predicts Better Work Conditions and Outcomes

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 668-675

  Kuster, Farah ^a   Orth, Ulrich ^a   Meier, Laurenz L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

longitudinal studies; self esteem; work conditions and outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885655443     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613479806     Document Type: Article

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