Work-related well-being of emergency workers in Gauteng

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-81

  Naudé, Johannes L P ^a   Rothmann, Sebastiaan ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emergency workers; Occupational stress; Sense of coherence; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747045581     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630603600105     Document Type: Review

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