Abstract
Most adults organize their lives around work. It structures their days and restricts their mobility, determines their living standands and affects their friendship patterns. Work goes beyond just influencing their behavior, however; it plays a major role in their sense of self. Work stresses people and provides them satisfaction. It affects their self-esteem and impacts their health. To a large extent, people define themselves in terms of their work.
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Deci, E.L., Ryan, R.M. (1985). Work. In: Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior. Perspectives in Social Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2271-7_11
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