Work and family demands and life stress among Chinese employees: The mediating effect of work-family conflict

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 878-895

  Choi, Jaepil ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Family demands; Stress; Work demands; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949111504     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190801993885     Document Type: Article

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