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Emami,A and Shaaban Khamse,A . (2025). Predicting Marital Satisfaction among Non-Medical Healthcare Staff Based on Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Job Satisfaction. Recent Innovations in Psychology, 3(1), 62-75. doi: 10.22034/rip.2025.505610.1085
MLA
Emami,A , and Shaaban Khamse,A . "Predicting Marital Satisfaction among Non-Medical Healthcare Staff Based on Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Job Satisfaction", Recent Innovations in Psychology, 3, 1, 2025, 62-75. doi: 10.22034/rip.2025.505610.1085
HARVARD
Emami A, Shaaban Khamse A. (2025). 'Predicting Marital Satisfaction among Non-Medical Healthcare Staff Based on Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Job Satisfaction', Recent Innovations in Psychology, 3(1), pp. 62-75. doi: 10.22034/rip.2025.505610.1085
CHICAGO
A Emami and A Shaaban Khamse, "Predicting Marital Satisfaction among Non-Medical Healthcare Staff Based on Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Job Satisfaction," Recent Innovations in Psychology, 3 1 (2025): 62-75, doi: 10.22034/rip.2025.505610.1085
VANCOUVER
Emami A, Shaaban Khamse A. Predicting Marital Satisfaction among Non-Medical Healthcare Staff Based on Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Job Satisfaction. Recent Innovations in Psychology. 2025;3(1):62-75 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/rip.2025.505610.1085
