Professional identity and coping behaviors in dual-career couples

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-160

  Bird, Gloria W ^a   Schnurman Crook, Abrina ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coping; Dual career couples; Family; Family identity; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744516020     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Review

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