An investigation of coping strategies associated with job stress in teachers

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-531

  Griffith, Jayne ^b   Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Cropley, Mark ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039804993     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709999157879     Document Type: Article

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