Regret and psychological well-being among voluntarily and involuntarily childless women and mothers

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-106

  Jeffries, Sherryl ^a,b   Konnert, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SELF EVALUATION; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGE; SELF CONCEPT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036015181     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/J08N-VBVG-6PXM-0TTN     Document Type: Article

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