Family-to-work spillover in Singapore: Marital distress, physical and mental health, and work satisfaction

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Sandberg, Jonathan G ^a   Yorgason, Jeremy B ^a   Miller, Richard B ^a   Hill, E Jeffrey ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Marital distress; Mental health; Spillover; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862916477     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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