Implications of work pressure and supervisor support for fathers', mothers' and adolescents' relationships and well-being in dual-earner families

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-60

  Ransford, Carolyn R ^a   Crouter, Ann C ^b   McHale, Susan M ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Marital relationships; Parent adolescent relationships; Supervisor support; Work pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049121637     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800701785312     Document Type: Article

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