The Influence of Family Environment and Child Temperament on Work/Family Role Strain for Mothers and Fathers

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 421-439

  Lee, Marceline ^a   Vernon Feagans, Lynne ^a   Vazquez, Arcel ^b   Kolak, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daycare; Dual earner families; Father role strain; Mother role strain; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346901847     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.323     Document Type: Article

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