The association between work-family conflict and job burnout among correctional staff: A preliminary study

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-55

  Lambert, Eric ^a   Hogan, Nancy L ^b   Altheimer, Irshad ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Correctional staff; Corrections; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950460393     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-009-9067-1     Document Type: Article

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