Workaholism and well-being among Japanese dual-earner couples: A spillover-crossover perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-409

  Shimazu, Akihito ^a   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   Bakker, Arnold B ^c   Shimada, Kyoko ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crossover; Dual earner couples; Employment; Family; Gender; Japan; Kessler 6; Psychological distress; Work family conflict; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MODELING; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORKAHOLISM; WORKER;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

JAPAN;

EID: 79960697682     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.049     Document Type: Article

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