Satisfaction with performance of housework: The roles of time spent, quality assessment, and stress

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 746-770

  Pittman, Joe F ^a   Teng, Wei ^b   Kerpelman, Jennifer L ^b   Solheim, Catherine A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033238653     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251399020006002     Document Type: Article

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