The suppression of negative emotions in elder care

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 566-583

  Gillespie, Jennifer Z ^a   Barger, Patricia B ^b   Yugo, Jennifer E ^c   Conley, Cheryl J ^d   Ritter, Lynn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b Kronos Inc   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder care; Emotional labor; Employees attitudes; Job satisfaction; Negative suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054013213     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111164481     Document Type: Article

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