The relationship between procrastination, delay of gratification, and job satisfaction among high school teachers

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-234

  Mohsin, Falak Zehra ^a   Ayub, Nadia ^a  

^a Institute of Business Management   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Delay of gratification; Job satisfaction; Procrastination; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903771008     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12046     Document Type: Article

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