The valued child. In search of a latent attitude profile that influences the transition to motherhood

European Journal of Population

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-57

  Moors, Guy ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude profile; Latent class analysis; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 40449097631     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-007-9123-9     Document Type: Article

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