How work affects divorce: The mediating role of financial and time pressures

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-195

  Poortman, Anne Rigt ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Divorce; Financial problems; Marital interaction time; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544273250     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04270228     Document Type: Article

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