Going beyond workplace stressors: Economic crisis and perceived employability in relation to psychological distress and job dissatisfaction

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 137-158

  Giorgi, Gabriele ^a   Shoss, Mindy K ^b   Leon Perez, Jose M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Employee well being; Interpersonal mistreatment; Job satisfaction; Macrostressors; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928205851     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038900     Document Type: Article

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