Predicting intention to quit among Chinese teachers: Differential predictability of the components of burnout

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-141

  Leung, Doris Y P ^a   Lee, Wincy W S ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burnout; Chinese teachers; Intention to quit; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745593746     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800600565476     Document Type: Review

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