Job involvement, job stress, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment and the burnout of correctional staff

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-255

  Griffin, Marie L ^a   Hogan, Nancy L ^b   Lambert, Eric G ^c   Tucker Gail, Kasey A ^d   Baker, David N ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional staff; Job burnout; Job involvement; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949123385     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809351682     Document Type: Article

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