Work-family conflict and psychological well-being: Stability and cross-lagged relations within one- and six-year follow-ups

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Rantanen, Johanna ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^b   Feldt, Taru ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cross lagged; Gender; Longitudinal; Psychological well being; Rank order stability; Spillover; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749091702     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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