Emotional labour, burnout and job satisfaction in UK teachers: The role of workplace social support

Educational Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 843-856

  Kinman, Gail ^a   Wray, Siobhan ^b   Strange, Calista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional labour; Social support; Teacher well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053557290     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2011.608650     Document Type: Article

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