Work-family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and displaced aggression toward others: The moderating roles of workplace interpersonal conflict and perceived managerial family support

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 793-808

  Liu, Yihao ^a   Wang, Mo ^a   Chang, Chu Hsiang ^b   Shi, Junqi ^c   Zhou, Le ^d   Shao, Ruodan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Displaced aggression; Emotional exhaustion; Perceived managerial family support; Work family conflict; Workplace interpersonal conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84929028755     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038387     Document Type: Article

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