Personality and inter-role conflict and enrichment: Investigating the mediating role of support

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1815-1834

  Westring, Alyssa Friede ^a   Ryan, Ann Marie ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

core self evaluations; inter role conflict; inter role enrichment; multiple roles; personality; social support; work family; work life

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650278867     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726710371236     Document Type: Article

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