Gender role orientation of divorced women as related to body satisfaction and interest in work clothing

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-106

  Oh, Keun Young ^a   Damhorst, Mary Lynn ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Clothing interest; Divorced women; Gender role orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937180642     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v32n01_06     Document Type: Article

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