Psychological capital as a moderator between emotional labor, burnout, and job satisfaction among school teachers in China

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-371

  Cheung, Francis ^a   Tang, Catherine So kum ^b   Tang, Shuwen ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional labor; Job satisfaction; Psychological capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155170731     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025787     Document Type: Article

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