Emotional intelligence in the workplace: Exploring its effects on occupational stress and health outcomes in human service workers

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Ogińska Bulik, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Health outcomes; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; SUBJECTIVE WORK EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 22844435967     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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