Reported levels of time-based and strain-based conflict between work and family roles in Europe: A multilevel approach

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 469-488

  Steiber, Nadia ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dual earners; Europe; Multilevel model; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 68549092862     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9436-z     Document Type: Article

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