The influence of emotional dissonance and resources at work on job burnout among Chinese human service employees

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-87

  Cheung, Francis Yue Lok ^a   Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conservation of resources model; Emotional dissonance; Human service employees; Job burnout; Work resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947529521     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.14.1.72     Document Type: Article

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