Partner reactions to work-to-family conflict: Cognitive appraisal and indirect crossover in couples

Journal of Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 744-769

  Green, Stephen G ^a   Schaefer, Rebecca A ^b   MacDermid, Shelley M ^a   Weiss, Howard M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affect emotions; couple communication; work family conflict management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954548683     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309349307     Document Type: Article

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