Intimate partner aggression and women's work outcomes

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-412

  LeBlanc, Manon Mireille ^a   Barling, Julian ^a   Turner, Nick ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Intimate partner violence; Performance; Work withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; NEGLECT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; VICTIM; WORK EXPERIENCE; AGGRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGGRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84925824801     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037184     Document Type: Article

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