Brugmans, Julie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Adaptation, Résilience et CHangement (ARCH) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie des Groupes et des Organisations
Bertrand, Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Valorisation des ressources humaines ; Belgian Defence > Recruitment and Selection
Van Looy, Lotte; Belgian Defence > Recruitment and Selection
Babic, Audrey ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Adaptation, Résilience et CHangement (ARCH) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie des Groupes et des Organisations
Language :
English
Title :
Linking Dimensions of Socialization to Affective Organizational Commitment and Intention to Quit: A cross-lagged analysis
Publication date :
September 2026
Journal title :
Military Psychology
ISSN :
0899-5605
eISSN :
1532-7876
Publisher :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, United States - New Jersey
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