The impact of work stressors on the life satisfaction of social service workers: A preliminary study

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-339

  Pasupuleti, Sudershan ^a   Allen, Reva I ^a   Lambert, Eric G ^a   Cluse Tolar, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

And perceived dangerousness of the job; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Life satisfaction; Role stress; Social service workers; Spillover; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449135284     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643100902988141     Document Type: Article

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