Motherhood Situation and Life Satisfaction: Are Reasons for Having No Children Important?

Kari C. Gentzler · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A · 2011

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Type: article
Published: 2011-01-01
Cited by: 2
References: 75
Access: Open access
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp800467g
OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W18800780
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Keywords

Life satisfaction, Psychology, Developmental psychology, Social psychology

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The Public Consequences of a Personal Choice: The Impact of the Decision to be Childfree in Family-Friendly AmericaEmily A. Ingalls — 2016
Cultural Meaning of Childbearing among Women of a Rural Community in NigeriaE. Esienumoh, R. Ella, M. Mboho — 2019

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