The impact of having children on the lives of women: The effects of children questionnaire

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2685-2714

  Johnson, Amber B ^a,b   Lee Rodgers, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33749579448     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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