The process of decision-making by stressed social workers: To stay or leave the workplace

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 347-354

  Morris, Lana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MARKET; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27144509787     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260500238488     Document Type: Review

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