Change in role perception, role conflict, and psychological health of working mothers

Psychological Reports

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 221-230

  Oster, Kerry A ^b   Scannell, Evelyn D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0033069673     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.84.1.221     Document Type: Article

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