Seeking the perfect balance: Perfectionism and work-family conflict

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-367

  Mitchelson, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67249100223     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X314874     Document Type: Article

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