Work demands, work-family conflict, and child adjustment in African American families: The mediating role of family routines

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1247-1267

  McLoyd, Vonnie C ^a   Toyokawa, Teru ^b   Kaplan, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Family routines; Family structure; Maternal employment; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249138351     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08320189     Document Type: Article

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