The Impact of Having a Baby on the Level and Content of Women's Well-Being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-295

  Hoffenaar, Peter Johannes ^a   van Balen, Frank ^a   Hermanns, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accentuation principle; Cross method convergence; Daily life; Diary recall; Episodic reports; Experienced affect; Structural change; Time use; Transition to motherhood; Well being

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIMESCALE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 77951977676     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9503-0     Document Type: Article

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