The AAA (Appraisals, attributions, adaptation) model of job stress: The critical role of self-regulation

Organizational Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-278

  Mackey, Jeremy D ^a   Perrewé, Pamela L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adapting; Appraisals; Attributions; Coping; Emotion; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947029788     PISSN: 20413866     EISSN: 20413874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2041386614525072     Document Type: Article

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