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Work & Stress
An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations
Volume 26, 2012 - Issue 3
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Personality and the effort-reward imbalance model of stress: Individual differences in reward sensitivity

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Pages 230-251 | Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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