Dual work and family roles and depressive symptoms in two birth cohorts of women

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-307

  Kasen, Stephanie ^a,b   Cohen, Patricia ^a,b,c   Berenson, Kathy ^b   Chen, Henian ^b,c   Dufur, Rebecca ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort effects; Depressive symptoms; Marital status; Women; Work status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POLICY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 27644544302     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0898-x     Document Type: Article

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