Relationships Between Work-Home Segmentation and Psychological Detachment From Work: The Role of Communication Technology Use at Home

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 457-467

  Park, YoungAh ^a   Fritz, Charlotte ^b   Jex, Steve M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment; Perceived segmentation norm; Segmentation preference; Technological boundaries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053611911     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023594     Document Type: Article

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