Malaysian women's state of well-being: Empirical validation of a conceptual model

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-115

  Noor, Noraini M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Distress; Life satisfaction; Model validation; Physical health; Roles; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROLE; WOMEN;

EID: 33244461994     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.1.95-115     Document Type: Review

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