Client violence and its negative impacts on work attitudes of child protection workers compared to community service workers

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3338-3360

  Shin, Junseob ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

child protection services; client violence; community services; South Korea; work attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH KOREA; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL WORK; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053646512     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510393002     Document Type: Article

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