Work stress, Chinese work values, and work well-being in the Greater China

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 767-783

  Lu, Luo ^a   Kao, Shu Fang ^b   Siu, Oi Ling ^c   Lu, Chang Qin ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese work values (CWV); moderators; work stressors; work well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80054882388     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2010.538760     Document Type: Article

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