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Modelling occupational stress and employee health and wellbeing in a Chinese higher education institution

Extensive change is evident in higher education in the People's Republic of China but there have been few studies of the effect of work stress on wellbeing in the higher education sector. The main aim of this study is to test and refine the ASSET ('An Organizational Stress Screening Tool&#...

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Published in:Higher education quarterly 2013, Vol.67 (1), p.15-39
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Ausland
China
China (People's Republic)
College Faculty
Colleges and universities
Discontent
Education
Employees
Foreign Countries
Forschung
Health
Higher Education
Hochschule
Hochschullehrer
Job Satisfaction
Least Squares Statistics
Lehre
Management
Measures (Individuals)
Mental Health
Occupational health
Occupational psychology
Occupational Stress
Peoples Republic of China
Perception
Physical Health
Psychology
Stress
Stress Variables
Student
Studium
Well Being
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