The psychological consequences of midlife men's social comparisons with their young adult sons

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 240-250

  Carr, Deborah ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Intergenerational relotions; Midlife; Self esteem; Social comparisons; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744574350     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00018.x     Document Type: Review

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