Combining work and family in the Netherlands: Blessing or burden for one's mental health?

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 369-384

  Oomens, Shirley ^a,b   Geurts, Sabine ^b   Scheepers, Peer ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General population; Mental health; MHI 5; Role conflict; The Netherlands; Work family interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; ROLE PLAYING; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34948828042     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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