Marital status and happiness: A 17-nation study

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 527-536

  Stack, Steven ^a   Eshleman, J Ross ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial satisfaction; Marital happiness; Marital status; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039243602     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353867     Document Type: Article

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