Stress and satisfaction among juvenile correctional workers: A test of competing models

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 55-79

  Blevins, Kristie R ^a   Cullen, Francis T ^b   Frank, James ^b   Sundt, Jody L ^c   Holmes, Stephen T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional employees; Job satisfaction; Juvenile corrections; Work reactions; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250165380     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v44n02_03     Document Type: Article

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