Coping with employee, family, and student roles: Evidence of dispositional conflict and facilitation tendencies

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 631-647

  Hecht, Tracy D ^a   McCarthy, Julie M ^b  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict; Coping; Facilitation; Life satisfaction; Roles

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; ROLE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954634675     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019065     Document Type: Article

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