Social support, relationship quality, and well-being among pregnant adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-121

  Stevenson, Wendy ^a   Maton, Kenneth I ^b   Teti, Douglas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF ESTEEM; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033083903     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jado.1998.0204     Document Type: Article

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