Reconsidering work time: A multivariate longitudinal within-couple analysis

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-133

  Barnett, Rosalind Chait ^a   Gareis, Karen C ^a   Brennan, Robert T ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual earner couples; Quality of life; Within couple analysis; Work hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649109149     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800802550052     Document Type: Article

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