Support at work and home: The path to satisfaction through balance

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-307

  Ferguson, Merideth ^a   Carlson, Dawn ^a   Zivnuska, Suzanne ^b   Whitten, Dwayne ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family satisfaction; Job satisfaction; Marital satisfaction; Social support; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857790141     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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