Spouses' experiences of their partners' absences due to frequent business travel

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-125

  Stewart, Michelle ^a   Donald, Fiona M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Family life; Role conflict; Role overload; Spouses' business travel; Work family interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747049840     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630603600107     Document Type: Review

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