The impact of psychological capital on job burnout of chinese nurses: The mediator role of organizational commitment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Peng, Jiaxi ^a   Jiang, Xihua ^a   Zhang, Jiaxi ^a   Xiao, Runxuan ^a   Song, Yunyun ^a   Feng, Xi ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Miao, Danmin ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84893572843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084193     Document Type: Article

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