Marital enqing: An examination of its relationship to spousal contributions, sacrifices, and family stress in Chinese marriages

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-412

  Chen, Fu Mei ^a   Li, Tsui Shan ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese marriage; Enqing; Family stress; Marital affection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 35448983536     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.147.4.393-412     Document Type: Article

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