Workaholism and work-life imbalance: Does cultural origin influence the relationship?

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-79

  Aziz, Shahnaz ^a   Adkins, Carrie T ^a   Walker, Alan G ^a   Wuensch, Karl L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural origin; Work life imbalance; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649118914     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590902913442     Document Type: Article

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