Parenthood and psychological well-being: Clarifying the role of child age and parent-child relationship quality

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 489-498

  Nomaguchi, Kei M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Happiness; Life stage; Parental satisfaction; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856360706     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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