A general theory for perceptual indicators of family life quality

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-342

  Rettig, Kathryn D ^a   Leichtentritt, Ronit D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet theory; Family life quality; Family well being; Multidimensional scaling; Resource theory

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 0032772361     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006837329353     Document Type: Article

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