Parenthood and the quality of experience in daily life: A longitudinal study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 75-106

  Delle Fave, Antonella ^a   Massimini, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily experience; Leisure; On line sampling; Parenthood; Work

Indexed keywords

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EID: 1242299109     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:soci.0000007335.26602.59     Document Type: Article

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