Patterns of stress, work-family conflict, role conflict, role ambiguity and overload among dual-career and single-career couples: An Australian study

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-66

  Elloy, David F ^a   Smith, Catherine R ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dual career couples; Role ambiguity; Role conflict; Single career couples; Stress; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933837     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600310797531     Document Type: Article

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