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Work characteristics and well-being of Swiss apprentices entering the labor market

1This article is based on the research project “Work Experience and Quality of Life in Switzerland: Work, Stress, and Personality Development” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation within the Swiss Priority Program “Switzerland: Towards the Future” (Grant No. 5004-047898 to N.K. Semmer [principal investigator] and J.-P. Dauwalder [co-principle investigator]).

Published Online:September 01, 2006https://doi.org/10.1024//1421-0185.59.4.272
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