Under pressure: Gender differences in the relationship between free time and feeling rushed

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 205-221

  Mattingly, Marybeth J ^a   Sayer, Liana C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Leisure; Time pressure; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645155042     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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