Work-family conflict and facilitation: The combined influence of the job demand-control model and achievement striving

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 615-628

  Proost, Karin ^a,b   de Witte, Hans ^c   de Witte, Karel ^c   Schreurs, Bert ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Achievement striving; Interactional approach; Job Demand Control model; Work family conflict; Work family facilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956673868     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320903027826     Document Type: Article

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