Young Australian women's aspirations for work, marriage and family: 'I guess I am just another person who wants it all'

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-596

  Arthur, Nicole ^a   Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Qualitative; Roles; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WELLBEING; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE;

EID: 44449153835     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308090931     Document Type: Article

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