Gender, marital power, and marital quality in later life

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-22

  Bulanda, Jennifer Roebuck ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Marital power; Marital quality; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 79251528191     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2011.540481     Document Type: Article

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