Core Self-Evaluations Mediators of the Influence of Social Support on Job Involvement in Hospital Nurses

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 299-306

  Yan, Xiaofei ^a   Su, Jingkuan ^b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core self evaluations; Job involvement; Social support

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84879643813     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0093-x     Document Type: Article

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