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Work and family demands and life stress among Chinese employees: The mediating effect of work–family conflict

Work and family demands and life stress among Chinese employees: The mediating effect of work–family conflict

Jaepil Choi Department of Management of Organizations, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 878-895 | Published online: 07 May 2008

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