Predicting the job and life satisfaction of Italian teachers: Test of a social cognitive model

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-97

  Lent, Robert W ^a   Nota, Laura ^b   Soresi, Salvatore ^b   Ginevra, Maria C ^b   Duffy, Ryan D ^c   Brown, Steven D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Positive affect; Self efficacy; Social cognitive career theory; Support; Teachers; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958059860     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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