A Double-Edged Sword: Race, Daily Family Support Exchanges, and Daily Well-Being

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1824-1845

  Cichy, Kelly E ^a   Stawski, Robert S ^b   Almeida, David M ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

daily diary design; family relationships; quantitative; race ethnicity; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911954264     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X13479595     Document Type: Article

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