Understanding affect, stress, and well-being within a self-regulation framework

Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-34

  Howe, Michael ^a   Daisy Chang, Chu Hsiang ^a   Johnson, Russell E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Discrepancy; Emotions; Goals; Self regulation; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888114314     PISSN: 14793555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3555(2013)0000011005     Document Type: Article

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