Maternal self-efficacy and children's influence on stress and parenting among single black mothers in poverty

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-16

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0034338589     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251300021001001     Document Type: Article

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