Benefits of equitable relationships: The impact of sense of fairness, household division of labor, and decision making power on perceived social support

Sex Roles

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 571-597

  Van Willigen, Marieke ^b   Drentea, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035343238     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012243125641     Document Type: Article

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