A question of time: Daily time allocation between work and private life

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 158-176

  Unger, Dana ^a   Niessen, Cornelia ^b   Sonnentag, Sabine ^a   Neff, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diary study; Intimacy; Relationship hassles; Relationship quality; Self regulation; Social support; Time allocation; Working time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892864503     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12045     Document Type: Article

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