Effects on later adjustment of living in a stepfamily during childhood and adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-416

  Nicholson, Jan M ^a   Fergusson, David M ^b   Horwood, L John ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Queensland University of Technology ^*

Author keywords

Criminality; Drug abuse; Family factors; Life opportunities; Mental health; Stepfamily

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONFLICT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY LIFE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CRIME; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033050461     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098003576     Document Type: Article

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