Motherhood plans among young Australian women: Who wants children these days?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-20

  Lee, Christina ^a,b   Gramotnev, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Queensland ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Childless; Children; Intentions; Motherhood; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; AUSTRALIA; CHILDLESSNESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARITAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 31944438212     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306058838     Document Type: Article

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