Work and family role strain among university employees

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-181

  Elliott, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Strain; University; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043159997     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023614907886     Document Type: Review

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