Maternal Self-Discrepancies, Interrole Conflict, and Negative Affect among Married Professional Women with Children

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 388-401

  Polasky, Lynn J ^a   Holahan, Carole K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0032359337     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.12.3.388     Document Type: Article

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