Gender-role self-stereotyping and the relationship between equity and satisfaction in close relationships

Sex Roles

Volumn 48, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 217-230

  Donaghue, Ngaire ^a   Fallon, Barry J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Equity; Gender stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037231670     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022869203900     Document Type: Article

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