Sex-role orientation, marital status and mental health in working women

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 161-176

  Mori, M ^a,d   Nakashima, Y ^b   Yamazaki, Y ^c   Kurita, H ^c  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MITSUI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femininity; Job stress; Masculinity; Mental health; Working women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STRESS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0036861367     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-002-0148-0     Document Type: Article

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