Work hours and well-being: The roles of work-time control and work-family interference

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 264-278

  Hughes, Emily L ^a   Parkes, Katharine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family satisfaction; Negative affectivity; Psychological distress; WIF; Work hours; Work family conflict; Work family interference; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 35948951177     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701667242     Document Type: Article

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