Examining stress in graduate assistants: Combining qualitative and quantitative survey methods

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-211

  Mazzola, Joseph J ^a   Walker, Erin J ^a   Shockley, Kristen M ^b   Spector, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

mixed methods; physical symptoms; qualitative; strains; stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052464770     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689811402086     Document Type: Article

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