Family structure and children's behavioral and cognitive outcomes

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 779-792

  Carlson, Marcia J ^a   Corcoran, Mary E ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive outcomes; Family structure; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035429974     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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