Burning Out Faculty at Doctoral Research Universities

Stress and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 551-558

  Padilla, Miguel A ^a   Thompson, Julia N ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; job stress; occupational stress; work family balance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACULTY PRACTICE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; POLICY; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY; WORKING TIME; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 85007599996     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2661     Document Type: Article

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