Staff who Work with People who have Intellectual Disabilities: The Importance of Personality

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-277

  Rose, John ^a   David, Gareth ^b   Jones, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping style; Personality; Psychological well being; Residential care; Staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842534914     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3148.2003.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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