Nonresident fathers and children's well-being: A meta-analysis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 557-573

  Amato, Paul R ^b   Gilbreth, Joan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritative parenting; Child support; Child well being; Father child relationships; Nonresident father

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033177268     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353560     Document Type: Article

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