Well-being, involvement in paid work and division of child-care in parents of children with intellectual disabilities in Sweden

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 963-969

  Olsson, Malin B ^a,b   Hwang, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ID; Parents; Well being; Work and family conflict

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTAL MAIL; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33750744068     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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