Does status inconsistency matter for marital quality?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1582-1610

  Gong, Min ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender ideology; Global happiness; Marital quality; Status inconsistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648945894     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07300708     Document Type: Article

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