Role occupancy, quality, and psychological distress among caucasian and African American women

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-82

  Davis, Cindy ^a   Sloan, Melissa ^b   Tang, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

African American; distress; multiple roles; race; role quality; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551593284     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109910392535     Document Type: Article

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