Stress appraisal, coping, and work engagement among police recruits: An exploratory study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 635-646

  Kaiseler, Mariana ^a   QueiróS, Cristina ^b   Passos, Fernando ^c   Sousa, Pedro ^d  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Polícia de Segurança Pública Lisboa ^*  (Portugal)

^d Escola Prática de Polícia Torres Novas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; POLICE; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898485504     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/01.16.PR0.114k21w2     Document Type: Article

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