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Workload, Social Support and Emotional Stability: A Comparative Study of Croatian and German Employees

By: Andreas Huth  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2025-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2385-8052 | Journal ISSN: 0547-3101
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 47
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 1, 2025
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Published on: Dec 26, 2025
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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