Predictors of ethical stress, moral action and job satisfaction in health care social workers

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 29-51

  O'Donnell, Patricia ^a   Farrar, Adrienne ^b   Brintzenhofeszoc, Karlynn ^c   Conrad, Ann Patrick ^c   Danis, Marion ^b   Grady, Christine ^b   Taylor, Carol ^d   Ulrich, Connie M ^e  

^a BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical stress; Health care social workers; Job satisfaction; Moral action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 45949091745     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v46n03_02     Document Type: Article

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