Stressors and burnout: The role of employee assistance programs and self-efficacy

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-378

  Yu, Ming Chu ^a   Lin, Chiu Chuan ^b   Hsu, San Yuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout; Employee Assistance Program; Self efficacy; Stress; Stressor

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649949099     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2009.37.3.365     Document Type: Article

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