Incorporating Home Demands Into Models of Job Strain: Findings From the Work, Family, and Health Network
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 1 November 2008Open access
Karen A. Ertel, Karestan C. Koenen, Lisa Berkman
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Job strain may be a particularly important determinant of depressive symptoms among employees with family demands and models of job strain should expand to incorporate family demands.
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Job strain may be a particularly important determinant of depressive symptoms among employees with family demands. Models of job strain should expand to incorporate family demands.
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