Work-family conflict, locus of control, and women's weil-being: Tests of alternative pathways

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 645-662

  Noor, Noraini M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Distress; Job satisfaction; Locus of control; Malaysia; Well being; Women; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROL; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALAYSIA; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036777411     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603924     Document Type: Article

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