Perceiving the division of family work to be unfair: Do social comparisons, enjoyment, and competence matter?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 510-552

  Grote, Nancy K ^a   Naylor, Kristen E ^c   Clark, Margaret S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036922170     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0893-3200.16.4.510     Document Type: Article

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