Economic Hardship and Family-to-Work Conflict: The Importance of Gender and Work Conditions

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-61

  Schieman, Scott ^a   Young, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; Family to work conflict; Job demands resources model; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951773527     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9206-3     Document Type: Article

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