The meaning of guilt: A phenomenological description of employed mothers' experiences of guilt

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-83

  Elvin Nowak, Ylva ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employed mothers; Every day life; Guilt; Phenomenological psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0033094728     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00100     Document Type: Article

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