Self-efficacy and causal attributions in teachers: Effects on burnout, job satisfaction, illness, and quitting intentions

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 120-130

  Wang, Hui ^a   Hall, Nathan C ^a   Rahimi, Sonia ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attributions; Attrition; Burnout; Illness symptoms; Self efficacy; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921000267     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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