Measuring elementary teacher stress and coping in the classroom: Validity evidence for the classroom appraisal of resources and demands

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 973-988

  Lambert, Richard G ^a   McCarthy, Christopher ^b   O'Donnell, Megan ^c   Wang, Chuang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76749112579     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20438     Document Type: Article

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