Improving job satisfaction of Chinese doctors: The positive effects of perceived organizational support and psychological capital

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 946-951

  Fu, J ^a   Sun, W ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Yang, X ^a   Wang, L ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese doctors; Job satisfaction; Perceived organizational support; Psychological capital

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MINNESOTA SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK;

CHINESE DOCTORS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

CHINA; LIAONING;

EID: 84887223217     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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