Gender, division of unpaid family work and psychological distress in dual-earner families

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 36-46

  Tao, Wenting ^a   Janzen, Bonnie L ^a   Abonyi, Sylvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fathers; Gender; Housekeeping; Mental health; Mothers; Parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD REARING; CITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER;

EID: 84859908883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17450179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/17450179010060100036     Document Type: Article

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