Intergenerational relations and life satisfaction among older women in Taiwan

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Lin, Ju Ping ^a   Chang, Tse Fan ^a   Huang, Chiu Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Filial norms; Intergenerational relations; Intergenerational support; Life satisfaction; Older women; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052476248     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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