A work-family conflict/subjective well-being process model: A test of competing theories of longitudinal effects

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1173-1187

  Matthews, Russell A ^a   Wayne, Julie Holliday ^b   Ford, Michael T ^c,d  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation theory; Longitudinal; Strain stressor; Subjective well being; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONFLICT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84925737635     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: 19391854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036674     Document Type: Article

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