Unsociable work? Nonstandard work schedules, family relationships, and children's well-being

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 394-410

  Strazdins, Lyndall ^a,b   Clements, Mark S ^a   Korda, Rosemary J ^a   Broom, Dorothy H ^a   D'Souza, Rennie M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Maternal depressive symptoms; Nonstandard work schedules; Parenting; Shift work; Work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645714704     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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