Multilevel factors influencing maternal stress during the first three years

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 944-956

  Mulsow, Miriam ^a   Caldera, Yvonne M ^a   Pursley, Marta ^a   Reifman, Alan ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family stress theory; Longitudinal study; Mothering; Parenting stress; Psychological well being; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036859320     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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