Gender differences in the psychological well-being of married men and women: An Asian case

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Fuller, Theodore D ^a   Edwards, John N ^a   Vorakitphokatorn, Sairudee ^b   Sermsri, Santhat ^b  

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

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 3242701404     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb00016.x     Document Type: Article

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