The presence, nature and effects of job stress on physical and psychological health at a large Australian university

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 73-86

  Sharpley, Christopher F ^a   Reynolds, Roisin ^a   Acosta, Alicia ^a   Dua, Jagdish K ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Australia; Health; Productivity; Stress; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106903     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239610128630     Document Type: Article

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