Burnout and coping in human service practitioners

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-87

  Jenaro, Cristina ^a   Flores, Noelia ^a   Arias, Benito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burnout syndrome; Coping strategies; Depersonalization; Emotional exhaustion; Human service practitioners; Reduced personal accomplishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847267799     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.1.80     Document Type: Review

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