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Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
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Effects of occupational stress, job characteristics, coping, and attributional style on the mental health and job satisfaction of university employees

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Pages 63-78 | Received 18 May 2010, Accepted 10 Dec 2010, Published online: 25 Jan 2011

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