Spouse’s Work-to-family Conflict, Family Stressors, and Mental Health among Dual-earner Mothers and Fathers

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-20

  Young, Marisa ^a   Schieman, Scott ^b   Milkie, Melissa A ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

crossover stress; family stressors; family to work conflict; mental health; work to family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993804602     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869313504931     Document Type: Article

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