UK teachers under stress: Can we predict wellness on the basis of characteristics of the teaching job?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-471

  Griva, Konstadina ^a   Joekes, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; JDCS model; Job conditions; Teachers; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038489131     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044031000147193     Document Type: Article

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