Parental concerns about after-school time: Antecedents and correlates among dual-earner parents

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 606-625

  Barnett, Rosalind Chait ^a   Gareis, Karen C ^b   Sabattini, Laura ^c   Carter, Nancy M ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Goodman Research Group   (United States)

^c Catalyst   (United States)

Author keywords

After school time; Dual earners; Gender; Job disruptions; Parental concerns

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949894393     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09353019     Document Type: Article

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