Job conditions and wellness among finnish upper secondary school teachers

Psychology and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-456

  Rasku, Anne ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Europe; JDCS model; Stress; Teachers; Wellness; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038489132     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044031000147184     Document Type: Article

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