Rethinking the work-life interface: It's not about balance, it's about resource allocation

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-159

  Grawitch, Matthew J ^a   Barber, Larissa K ^a   Justice, Logan ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Life demands; Personal resources; Resource allocation; Selfregulation; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859588721     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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