Relationship between time-based work-life conflict and burnout: A cross-sectional study among employees in four large swiss enterprises

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-174

  Brauchli, Rebecca ^a   Bauer, Georg F ^a   Hämmig, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Switzerland; Time based work life conflict; Work family conflict; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855673305     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000052     Document Type: Article

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