Work, family and life-course fit: Does control over work time matter?

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 414-425

  Moen, Phyllis ^a   Kelly, Erin ^a   Huang, Qinlei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control over work time; Demand control; Job and home ecologies; Job and home systems; Job strain; Life course fit; Role train enhancement; Work time control; Work family

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749111209     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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