Division of household labor and distress: The role of perceived fairness for employed mothers

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 819-831

  Claffey, Sharon T ^a   Mickelson, Kristin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Division of household labor; Marriage; Mothers; Perceived fairness

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349121017     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9578-0     Document Type: Article

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