The Economic Impact of Work and Family Issues: Child Care Satisfaction and Financial Considerations of Employed Mothers

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-413

  Poms, Laura Wheeler ^a   Botsford, Whitney E ^a   Kaplan, Seth A ^a   Buffardi, Louis C ^a   O'Brien, Alison S ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; child care satisfaction; economic impact; job satisfaction; work family

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MOTHER;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTHERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350440307     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017143     Document Type: Article

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