Balancing work and family demands: Do increasing demands increase strain? A longitudinal study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 450-455

  Nordenmark, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

family; gender; multiple roles; strain; work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; WORK; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROLE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 12544260036     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940410028280     Document Type: Article

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