Exploring Occupational Differences in Work-Family Interaction: Who Is at Risk?

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-55

  Innstrand, Siw Tone ^a   Langballe, Ellen Melbye ^b   Falkum, Erik ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

latent mean analysis; occupational differences; work family conflict; work family facilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449127934     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018565     Document Type: Article

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