Employment status, psychological well-being, social support, and physical discipline practices of single black mothers

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 894-902

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a   Gyamfi, Phyllis ^a   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^a   Blake, Mandy ^a  

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

Author keywords

Depression; Economic hardship; Social support; Spanking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038979247     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353632     Document Type: Article

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