The work-to-family conflict: Theories and measures

TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-55

  Colombo, Lara ^a   Ghislieri, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family work conflict; Measurement issues; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954919207     PISSN: 19726325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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