The relationship between burnout and coping in adult and young offender center correctional officers: An exploratory investigation

Psychological Services

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-47

  Gould, Drew D ^a   Watson, Shelley L ^a   Price, Stephanie R ^a   Valliant, Paul M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Coping; Correctional officer

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT; CANADA; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRISON; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880979618     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029655     Document Type: Article

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