Optimism, stress, life satisfaction, and job burnout in restaurant managers

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-579

  Hayes, Caleb T ^a   Weathington, Bart L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job burnout; Life satisfaction; Optimism; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; CAREER MOBILITY; CATERING SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERAMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTAURANTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 36749053071     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.6.565-580     Document Type: Article

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