Occupational Class Differences in Emotional Exhaustion Among Municipal Employees – The Role of Employment Sector and Psychosocial Working Conditions.
Studies examining occupational class differences in burnout symptoms across employment sectors are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine whether occupational class is associated with emotional exhaustion, and whether there are differences in the examined associations between employment sector...
| Published in: | Psychological Reports Vol. 126; no. 6; pp. 3104 - 3123 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Dec2023
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