Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of Job Satisfaction Scale
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjap-2026-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2392-845X
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 108
Submitted on: Feb 23, 2026
Accepted on: Oct 5, 2026
Published online: Oct 16, 2026
Published in print: Jan 1, 2026
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