Job tenure as a moderator of stressor-strain relations: A comparison of experienced and new-start teachers

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-64

  Bradley, Graham ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demands control support model; Job strain; Job tenure; Longitudinal research; Newcomers; Novice workers; Supervisor support; Teachers; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TEACHER; WORK;

EID: 33947652124     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701264685     Document Type: Article

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