Relation of maternal role concepts to parenting, employment choices, and life satisfaction among Japanese women

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 235-249

  Holloway, Susan D ^a   Suzuki, Sawako ^a   Yamamoto, Yoko ^a   Mindnich, Jessica Dalesandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese women; Life satisfaction; Maternal role

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746457265     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9341-3     Document Type: Article

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