Intergenerational support and depression among elders in rural China: Do daughters-in-law matter?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 599-612

  Cong, Zhen ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development and aging; Coresidence; Depression; Gender; Intergenerational; Non U.S. families

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749137365     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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