Partners' relationship quality and childbearing

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 485-497

  Rijken, Arieke J ^a   Thomson, Elizabeth ^b,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child bearing; Fertility; Gender; Panel survey; Partner relationships; Relationship quality; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955032205     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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