Future time perspective according to women's age and social role during adulthood

Sex Roles

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 253-285

  Bouffard, Léandre ^b   Bastin, Etienne ^c   Lapierre, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0030536284     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01544299     Document Type: Article

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