Men's work efforts and the transition to fatherhood

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-13

  Astone, Nan Marie ^a   Dariotis, Jacinda K ^a   Sonenstein, Freya L ^a   Pleck, Joseph H ^b   Hynes, Kathryn ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers; Marriage; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349122014     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-009-9174-7     Document Type: Article

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