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ERIC Number: EJ409101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Depression in Mothers of Infants: The Role of Maternal Employment.
Hock, Ellen; DeMeis, Debra K.
Developmental Psychology, v26 n2 p285-91 Mar 1990
Two studies found that (1) women who preferred employment but remained at home reported higher levels of depressive symptomatology than the other women studied; and (2) homemakers who preferred employment held conflicting sets of beliefs about the maternal role, separation from their infants, careers, and employment. (RH)
Descriptors: Careers, Depression (Psychology), Employment Level, Infants, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Separation Anxiety, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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