Family mastery enhances work engagement in Chinese nurses: A cross-lagged analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-109

  Lu, Chang qin ^a   Siu, Oi ling ^b   Chen, Wei qing ^c   Wang, Hai jiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese nurses; Family mastery; Family to work enrichment; Job demand; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649859719     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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