Parenthood and Marital Satisfaction: A Meta-Analytic Review

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 574-583

  Twenge, Jean M ^a   Campbell, W Keith ^b   Foster, Craig A ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Children; Gender; Marital satisfaction; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041416297     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00574.x     Document Type: Review

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