The Nature and Predictors of Job Related Tension in a Crisis Situation: Reactions of Nuclear Workers to the Three Mile Island Accident

This study examines the nature of job tension among nuclear workers (N= 622) at Three Mile Island and a control plant during the TMI accident. Findings reveal three tension components (quantitative...

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