A meta-analysis of work–family conflict and various outcomes with a special emphasis on cross-domain versus matching-domain relations.

Fabienne T Amstad; Laurenz L Meier; Ursula Fasel; Achim Elfering; Norbert K Semmer

doi:10.1037/a0022170

A meta-analysis of work–family conflict and various outcomes with a special emphasis on cross-domain versus matching-domain relations.

Bibliographic Data

ID	23348555
Authors	Fabienne T Amstad, Laurenz L Meier (0000-0002-5675-1562), Ursula Fasel, Achim Elfering (0000-0003-4274-0261), Norbert K Semmer (0000-0002-7686-6914)
Year	2011
Volume	16
Issue	2
Pages	151-169
Publication date	2011-04-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1076-8998 • E-ISSN: 1939-1307
Publisher	American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1037/a0022170
PMID	21280939
Language	EN
Citations received	322

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