Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , January 2006

Negatively oriented personality and perceived negative job characteristics as predictors of future psychological and physical symptoms: A meta-analytic structural modelling approach

  • Eamonn Ferguson

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 115 951 5327; fax: +44 115 951 15324.
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  • Kevin Daniels

      Affiliations

    • Business School, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1509 222720; fax: +44 1509 223961.
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  • David Jones

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Science Park, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
    • Tel.: +44 115 846 6626; fax: +44 115 846 6625.

Received 15 October 2004 ,Revised 13 June 2005 ,Accepted 30 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.076

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , January 2006

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