“I Laughed so Hard My Side Hurts, or is That an Ulcer?” The Influence of Work Humor on Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout Among Print Media Employees

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Avtgis, Theodore A ^a   Taber, Kelly R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee Burnout; Humor; Job Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750048099     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17464090500535814     Document Type: Article

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