The Convergent Validity of Four Burnout Measures in a Chinese Sample: A Confirmatory Factor-Analytic Approach

Applied Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-111

  Qiao, Hu ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^b  

^a Yongkang Nursing School of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78650199575     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2010.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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