Exploring the relative influence of family stressors and socio-economic context on children's happiness and well-being

Child Indicators Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-545

  McAuley, Colette ^a   Layte, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child happiness; Family; Socioeconomic context; Stressors; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869459037     PISSN: 1874897X     EISSN: 18748988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12187-012-9153-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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