Relationship between work-family conflict and a sense of coherence among Japanese registered nurses

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-168

  Takeuchi, Tomoko ^a   Yamazaki, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nurses; Sense of coherence; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78649561412     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: 17427924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2010.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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