Extrinsic high-effort and low-reward conditions at work among institutional staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-293

  Lee, Tzong Nan ^a   Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Yen, Chia Feng ^a   Loh, Ching Hui ^b   Hsu, Shang Wei ^c   Tang, Chi Chieh ^d   Wu, Jia Ling ^e   Fang, Wen Hui ^b   Chu, Cordia M ^f  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability institution; Effort Reward Imbalance; Intellectual disability; Staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; TAIWAN; WELFARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REWARD; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 57249111643     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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