Predictors of job satisfaction among staff in residential settings for persons with intellectual disabilities: A comparison between three residential models

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-289

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Kröger, Teppo ^b   Lee, Yue Chune ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community living; Intellectual disability; Job satisfaction; Small residential home; Staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952808348     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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