Beliefs about the success of dual-earner relationships: Toward the development of a normative beliefs measurement scale

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-624

  Litzky, Barrie E ^a   Purohit, Yasmin S ^b   Weer, Christy H ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58049197993     PISSN: 15277143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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