Role involvement and well-being in middle-aged women

Women and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-323

  Perrig Chiello, Pasqualina ^a   Hutchison, Sara ^a   Hoepflinger, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Middle aged women; Psychological well being; Role importance; Role investment; Role satisfaction; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 60849092928     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802463517     Document Type: Article

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