The parental comparison level index: A measure for assessing parental rewards and costs relative to expectations

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 824-833

  Waldron Hennessey, Rebecca ^a   Sabatelli, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Parental costs; Parental rewards; Parental satisfaction; Parenthood; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041163662     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353785     Document Type: Article

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