Do feminist women feel better about their lives? Examining patterns of feminist identity development and women's subjective well-being

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 223-234

  Yakushko, Oksana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cluster analysis; Feminism; Identity; Well being; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547650763     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9249-6     Document Type: Article

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