Occupational Stress in Australian University Staff: Results From a National Survey

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-63

  Winefield, Anthony H ^a   Gillespie, Nicole ^b   Stough, Con ^c   Dua, Jagdish ^d   Hapuarachchi, John ^a   Boyd, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Sydney Stress Management Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian university staff; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842531868     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.10.1.51     Document Type: Article

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