Effect of family structure on life satisfaction: Australian evidence

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-349

  Evans, Mariah D R ^a   Kelley, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohabition; Divorce; Life satisfaction; Marriage; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; MARRIAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 4744364905     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-5578-9     Document Type: Article

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