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A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany

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A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany. / Ulusoy, Nazan; Moelders, Christina; Fischer, Sebastian et al.
In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 47, No. 4, 05.2016, p. 626-645.

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Harvard

Ulusoy, N, Moelders, C, Fischer, S, Bayur, H, Deveci, S, Demiral, Y & Roessler, W 2016, 'A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany', Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 626-645. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022115626513

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Ulusoy, N., Moelders, C., Fischer, S., Bayur, H., Deveci, S., Demiral, Y., & Roessler, W. (2016). A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 47(4), 626-645. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022115626513

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Ulusoy N, Moelders C, Fischer S, Bayur H, Deveci S, Demiral Y et al. A Matter of Psychological Safety: Commitment and Mental Health in Turkish Immigrant Employees in Germany. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2016 May;47(4):626-645. doi: 10.1177/0022022115626513

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