A small extension to "costs and rewards of children: The effects of becoming a parent on adults' lives"

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Woo, Hyeyoung ^a   Raley, R Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marriage; Mental health; Nonmarital birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744516776     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00016.x     Document Type: Review

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