Linking household income and work-family conflict: A moderated mediation study

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-162

  Ford, Michael T ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Social Sciences 369   (United States)

Author keywords

income; socioeconomic status; work family balance; work family conflict; work life balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STRESS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SOCIAL CAPITAL; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORK FAMILY CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954452149     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1328     Document Type: Article

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